glottis
Cross references: 1. epiglottis glot.tis \'gla:t-*s\ \-*-.de-z\ n or glot.tis.es or glot.ti.des [Gk glo-ttid-, glo-ttis, fr. glo-tta tongue - more at] pl GLOSS : the elongated space between the vocal folds; also : the structur es that surround this space