Medical term:
epiglottal
epiglottis
[ep″ĭ-glot´is]the lidlike cartilaginous structure overhanging the entrance to the larynx. adj., adj epiglot´tic. The muscular action of swallowing closes the opening to the trachea by placing the larynx against the epiglottis. This prevents food and drink from entering the larynx and trachea, directing it instead into the esophagus. (See Plates.)
Epiglottis in a sagittal section of the head and neck. From Dorland's, 2000.
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ep·i·glot·tis
(ep'i-glot'is), [TA]A leaf-shaped plate of elastic fibrocartilage, covered with mucous membrane, at the root of the tongue, which serves as a diverter valve over the superior aperture of the larynx during the act of swallowing; it stands erect when liquids are being swallowed but is passively bent over the aperture by solid foods being swallowed.
[G. epiglōttis, fr. epi, on, + glōttis, the mouth of the windpipe]
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epiglottis
(ĕp′ĭ-glŏt′ĭs)n. pl. epi·glottises or epi·glottides (-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′tal (-glŏt′l), ep′i·glot′tic (-glŏt′ĭk) adj.
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ep·i·glot·tis
(ep'i-glot'is) [TA]A leaf-shaped plate of elastic cartilage, covered with mucous membrane, at the root of the tongue, which serves as a diverter valve over the superior aperture of the larynx during the act of swallowing; it stands erect when liquids are being swallowed but is passively bent over the aperture by solid foods that are being swallowed.
[G. epiglōttis, fr. epi, on, + glōttis, the mouth of the windpipe]
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EPIGLOTTIS
epiglottis
(ĕp″ĭ-glŏt′ĭs) plural.epiglottides [Gr.]The uppermost cartilage of the larynx, located immediately posterior to the root of the tongue. It covers the entrance of the larynx when the individual swallows, thus preventing food or liquids from entering the airway. epiglottidean (-glŏ-tĭd′ē-ăn), adjective
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epiglottis
A leaf-like cartilaginous structure, down behind the back of the tongue, which act as a kind of lid to cover the entrance to the voice-box (larynx) and prevent food or liquid entering it during the act of swallowing.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Fig. 151 Epiglottis . The left-side cervical region in humans.
epiglottis
a thin flexible structure, made of CARTILAGE, with a leaf-like shape that guards the entrance to the larynx (the glottis) and prevents food material entering the TRACHEA during swallowing, when the larynx is moved upwards under the epiglottis.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Epiglottis
A leaf-like piece of cartilage extending upwards from the larynx, which can close like a lid over the trachea to prevent the airway from receiving any food or liquid being swallowed.
Mentioned in: Epiglottitis, Laryngitis, Swallowing Disorders
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ep·i·glot·tis
(ep'i-glot'is) [TA]A leaf-shaped plate of elastic cartilage, covered with mucous membrane, at the root of the tongue, which serves as a diverter valve over the superior aperture of the larynx during the act of swallowing; it stands erect when liquids are being swallowed but is passively bent over the aperture by solid foods that are being swallowed.
[G. epiglōttis, fr. epi, on, + glōttis, the mouth of the windpipe]
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