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Definition of Epiglottis
1. Noun. A flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing.
Generic synonyms: Cartilaginous Structure
Group relationships: Trachea, Windpipe
Definition of Epiglottis
1. n. A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
Definition of Epiglottis
1. Noun. (anatomy) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epiglottis
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Medical Definition of Epiglottis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Epiglottis
Literary usage of Epiglottis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Physiology by Physiological Society (Great Britain). (1879)
"The object of this paper is to show :— I. That the epiglottis is not essential
to deglutition, even of liquids. In support of this view the experiments of ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1891)
"rower and linear, the capitula Santonin are tilted backward, and the epiglottis
is depressed. Shortening of the vocal bands in the change at the lower break ..."
3. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1886)
"The parts remained in this position during ordinary respiration until a strong
muscular movement was made, when the epiglottis freed itself and became ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The epiglottis is a thin lamella of fibro-cartilage, of a yellowish color, ...
The depressions between the epiglottis and the base of the tongue, ..."
5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1870)
"The hyo-epiglottic ligament \i an elastic fibrous band, which extends from the
anterior surface of the epiglottis, near its apex, to the posterior surface ..."
6. Diseases of the nose, throat and ear by William Lincoln Ballenger (1911)
"Michel, in 1878, first described an inflammatory process, involving the anterior
surface of the epiglottis, under this name. It is usually accompanied by ..."
7. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1892)
"When the entrance is opened the arytenoids leave the epiglottis and then each
other, are rotated outwards and backwards, move bodily outwards, ..."
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