glottis
glot·tis f3 [glottis glottises] BrE [ˈɡlɒtɪs] NAmE [ˈɡlɑːtɪs] noun (anatomy)
the part of the throat that contains the ↑vocal cords and the narrow opening between them
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, variant of glōssa ‘tongue’.
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