Etymology

rima glottidis

Today it means: The passage in the glottis between the true vocal cords. Full definition →

New Latin rīma glōttidis
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The story

  1. New Latin · borrowed fromrīma glōttidis“the cleft of the glottis”
  2. English todayrima glottidis

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin rīma glōttidis (“the cleft of the glottis”).

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