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epiglottidean

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ep⋅i⋅glot⋅tis

  [ep-i-glot-is]
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–noun, plural -glot⋅tis⋅es, -glot⋅ti⋅des  [-glot-i-deez] . Anatomy.
a thin, valvelike, cartilaginous structure that covers the glottis during swallowing, preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx.

Origin:
1605–15; < Gk epiglōttís; see epi-, glottis

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅glot⋅tal, ep⋅i⋅glot⋅tic, ep⋅i⋅glot⋅tid⋅e⋅an  [ep-i-glo-tid-ee-uhn] , adjective
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epiglottis 
1525, from Gk. epiglottis, from epi- "on" + glottis, from glotta, variant of glossa "tongue."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: epi·glot·tid·e·an
Pronunciation: "ep-&-glä-'tid-E-&n
Function: adjective
: EPIGLOTTIC

Main Entry: epi·glot·tis
Pronunciation: "ep-&-'glät-&s
Function: noun
: a thin lamella of yellow elastic cartilage that ordinarilyprojects upward behind the tongue and just in front of the glottis and that with the arytenoid cartilages serves to cover the glottis during the act of swallowing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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epiglottis ep·i·glot·tis (ěp'ĭ-glŏt'ĭs)
n. pl. ep·i·glot·tis·es or ep·i·glot·ti·des (-glŏt'ĭ-dēz')
The thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing.

ep'i·glot'tic adj.

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