Body Location or Region
glottis Audio
glot·tis [ glot-is ]
Subclass of:
Larynx
Etymology:
Greek glottis; taken from the Greek without any change in meaning
In earlier Greek, it meant the mouthpiece of a flute, and was later used of the larynx. Glottis was related to glotta, the tongue.
Definitions related to glottis:
  • Subdivision of the larynx which consists of the right and left vocal cords and the rima glottidis. Examples: There is only one glottis.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The middle part of the larynx; the area where the vocal cords are located.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The space in which the vocal cords are located.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The vocal apparatus of the larynx, situated in the middle section of the larynx. Glottis consists of the VOCAL FOLDS and an opening (rima glottidis) between the folds.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Glottis, either the space between the vocal fold and arytenoid cartilage of one side of the larynx and those of the other side, or the structures that surround that space.
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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