epiglottis

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

epiglottide

epiglottite

corde vocali

laringe

siringe

sinonimi

uvula

larynx

syrinx

vocal cords

Traduzioni

epiglotis

épiglotte

Epiglottis

Kehldeckel

epiglote

epiglotis

strotklep

larynx

επιγλωττίδα

غلصم

corde vocale

Kehlkopfdeckel

Syrinx

Larynx

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) + glottis.