Glottis Definition

glŏtĭs
glottis, glottises
noun
The opening between the vocal cords in the larynx.
Webster's New World
The vocal apparatus of the larynx.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Glottis

Noun

Singular:
glottis
Plural:
glottises

Origin of Glottis

  • From Ancient Greek γλῶττίς (glōttis), γλῶσσίς (glōssis), derived from γλῶττα (glōtta), γλῶσσα (glōssa). Cognates include Latin gula.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek glōttis from glōtta, glōssa tongue

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Glottis Sentence Examples

  • There are two vocal cords with a slit between them called the glottis.

  • Within the glottis is a pair of membranous folds which serve as vocal cords; all the Crocodilia are possessed of a loud, bellowing voice.

  • The effects of the ingestion of large quantities may be so rapid that death may take place in a couple of hours, owing to collapse, consequent on perforation of the walls of the oesophagus or stomach, or from asphyxia due to swelling of the glottis consequent on some of the acid having entered the larynx.

  • The larynx is raised, closing the glottis, which is then covered by the epiglottis, preventing food entering the trachea.

  • It is essentially breathing out against a closed glottis much in the way that you would strain to lift or pass stool.

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Words Starting With

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