GLOTTIS

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | 1998 | 172 words | Copyright

GLOTTIS. In anatomy and PHONETICS, the space in the LARYNX between the VOCAL CORDS or folds. Anything relating to the glottis is referred to as glottal, as in GLOTTAL STOP.

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