EPIGLOTTIS


Meaning of EPIGLOTTIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈglä-təs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek epiglōttis, from epi- + glōttis glottis

Date: 15th century

: a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the glottis that folds back over and protects the glottis during swallowing

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