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epiglottis

/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/

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What does epiglottis mean?

noun

  1. 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.

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/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/

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The food having passed over the epiglottis, that cartilage, from its elastic power, again rises and resumes its former situation.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
The razor had passed through the glosso-epiglottidean fold, a tip of the epiglottis, and through the pharynx down to the spinal column.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
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The anterior opening is closed by the epiglottis.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502
Swallowing is a series of reflexes in a row, so that food in the back part of the mouth sets a reflex going that carries it beyond the epiglottis; another reflex carries it to the esophagus and then one reflex after the other transports the food the rest of the way.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575