epiglotticadj.
/ɛpɪˈɡlɒtɪk/ Of or pertaining to the epiglottis.
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cricoid1657
cricoidal1698
arytenoid1728
cricothyroid1740
cricoarytenoid1754
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
epiglottidean1840
thyro-epiglottic1844
thyro-arytenoid1855
thyroidean1860
thyropharyngean1860
arytenoidal1872
thyropalatine1872
epiglottic1887
thyrolingual1896
thyro-epiglottidean1901
post-cricoid1907
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Nov. 7/1 Œdematous swelling of the arytæno-epiglottic folds.
1888 M. Mackenzie Illness Frederick the Noble 23 I found the left ary[teno]-epiglottic fold..a good deal congested.
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adj.1887