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Definition of: glottis
(glot′is) noun pl ·ti·des (-ə·dēz) Anat.
The cleft or opening between the vocal folds at the upper orifice of the larynx, the mouth of the windpipe. [<NL <Gk. glōttis <glōtta tongue]
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