epiglottis

See also Epiglottis

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈɡlɑtɪs/

Noun

epiglottis (plural epiglottises or 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
• epiglottitis

Related terms

• glottis

Translations

an organ

• Arabic: لسان المزمار (ar) (lisaan al-mizmaar) m

  Egyptian Arabic: لسان المزمار (lisaan el muzmaar) m

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 會厭 (cmn), 会厌 (cmn) (huìyàn)

• Czech: hrtanová příklopka (cs) f
• Finnish: kurkunkansi
• French: épiglotte (fr) f
• German: Epiglottis (de) m
• Icelandic: speldi (is) n, barkakýlislok (is) n, barkalok (is) n

• Japanese: 喉頭蓋
• Korean: 후두개
• Latvian: uzbalsenis (lv) m
• Polish: nagłośnia f
• Russian: надгортанник m (nadgortannik)
• Spanish: epiglotis (es) f
• Swedish: epiglottis (sv), struplock (sv) n

See also

• Wikipedia article on the epiglottis
• Epiglottis on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons