bifid epiglottis

bifid epiglottis

congenital malformation in which the right and left sides of the epiglottis are not joined; associated with stridor and aspiration in the newborn due to the rotation of the two sides of the epiglottis into the glottis.

bi·fid ep·i·glot·tis

(bī'fid ep'i-glot'is) Congenital malformation in which the right and left sides of the epiglottis are not joined; associated with stridor and aspiration in the newborn due to the rotation of the two sides of the epiglottis into the glottis.