glottis
g lo tuhs
- n the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
- Hiccough is produced by spasms of the diaphragm and simultaneous closing of the vocal apparatus, the glottis, in the larynx.
- Manoel de Braganza, 42, onetime King of Portugal (1908-10); of acute edema of the glottis; in Twickenham, England.
- Is the golden glottis gurgling to a stop? Is there a quiver to those rosebud lips, a beginning of wilt to those poodle-wool sideburns? For two years, lovers of peace, quiet and a .