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1 epiglottis
[ˌepɪ'glɒtɪs]* * *epiglottis /ɛpɪˈglɒtɪs/ (anat.)n. (pl. epiglottises, epiglottides)epiglottica.epiglottico.* * *[ˌepɪ'glɒtɪs]
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epiglottide — {{hw}}{{epiglottide}}{{/hw}}s. f. (anat.) Cartilagine laringea a forma di racchetta, che chiude la glottide al passaggio degli alimenti … Enciclopedia di italiano
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… … Universalium
epiglottis — UK [ˌepɪˈɡlɒtɪs] / US [ˌepɪˈɡlɑtɪs] noun [countable] Word forms epiglottis : singular epiglottis plural epiglottises or epiglottides medical the small piece of flesh at the back of your tongue that closes your windpipe when you swallow food … English dictionary