EPIGLOTTIS


Meaning of EPIGLOTTIS in English

[epi.glot.tis] n [NL, fr. Gk epiglottis, fr. epi- + glottis glottis] (1615): 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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