| 单词 | epiglottis |
| 释义 | epiglottis —epiglottal, epiglottic, epiglottidean /ep'i glo tid"ee euhn/, adj. /ep'i glot"is/, n. , pl. epiglottises, epiglottides /-glot"i deez'/. Anat. a thin, valvelike, cartilaginous structure that covers the glottis during swallowing, preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx. See diag. under larynx. [1605-15; < Gk epiglottís; see EPI-, GLOTTIS] |
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