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Word: Epiglottis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Greek epiglōttis, from epi ‘upon, near to’ + glōtta ‘tongue’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɛpɪˈɡlɒtɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.
Short Definition:flap of cartilage behind root of tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover opening of windpipe
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