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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary glot·tis ETYMOLOGY Greek glōttid-, glōttis, from glōtta tongue — more at gloss DATE 1578 : the elongated space between the vocal cords; also : the structures that surround this space — compare epiglottis English Etymology glottis 1578, from Gk. glottis "mouth of the windpipe," from glotta, Attic dial. variant of glossa "tongue." Glottal is first recorded 1846. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 glottis glot·tis / 5^lCtis; NAmE 5^lB:t- / noun (anatomy 解) the part of the throat that contains the vocal cordsand the narrow opening between them 声门 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: voice glottis , or whisper glottis , or cartilage glottis , or cord glottis glot·tis \ˈgläd.]ə̇s, -ät]\ noun (plural glottises \]ə̇sə̇z\ ; or glotti·des \]əˌdēz\) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, glōssa tongue : the space between the vocal fold and arytenoid cartilage of one side of the larynx and those of the other side; also : the structures that surround this space — compare epiglottis |
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