EPIGLOTTIS


Meaning of EPIGLOTTIS in English

n. Anat. a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the windpipe. epiglottal adj. epiglottic adj.

[ Gk epiglottis (as EPI-, glotta tongue) ]

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