glottis
pronunciation
How to pronounce glottis in British English:
UK [ˈglɒtɪs]
How to pronounce glottis in American English:
US [ˈglɑtɪs]
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- Noun:
- the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
Word Origin
- glottis (n.)
- "mouth of the windpipe, opening at the top of the larynx," 1570s, from Greek glottis "mouthpiece of a pipe," from glotta, Attic dialect variant of glossa "tongue" (see gloss (n.2)).
Example
- 1. Of or relating to or produced by the glottis .
- 2. The first air-breathing fish and amphibians extracted oxygen using gills when in the water and primitive lungs when on land-and to do so , they had to be able to close the glottis , or entryway to the lungs , when underwater .
- 3. Importantly , the entryway ( or glottis ) to the lungs could be closed .
- 4. Relating to or articulated in the glottis .
- 5. Clinical observation of radio-frequency operation to treat early glottis type cancer .