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English

Etymology
from New Latin, from Greek "epi-" on + "glottis"

Pronunciation
(Canada) IPA|/��pɪ�gl�tɪs/

Noun
epiglottis (English plural epiglottises; classical plural epiglottides)

1. anatomy A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.

#:My epiglottis is full of bees!

Derived terms
epiglottal
epiglottic

Related terms
glottis

Translations
trans-top|an organ
Chinese: ��, ��
Czech: hrtanová p�íklopka f
Finnish: kurkunkansi
French: épiglotte f
German: Epiglottis m
Icelandic: speldi n, barkakýlislok n, barkalok n
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Japanese: �頭�
Korean: ���
Polish: nag�o�nia f
Russian: надго��анник m (nadgortannik)
Spanish: epiglotis f
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See also
w:Epiglottis|Wikipedia article on the epiglottis

German

Noun
Epiglottis m (plural: Epiglottises)

1. epiglottis

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