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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
glottis /ˈglɒtɪs/

▶noun the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slit-like opening between them.

– derivatives
glottic adjective.

– origin C16: mod. L., from Gk glōttis, from glōtta, var. of glōssa ‘tongue’.

'glottis' also found in these Oxford entries:

ejective - glottal - glottal stop - hiccup - Valsalva manoeuvre - vocal cords

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