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epiglottis

N ลิ้น ที่ ปิด หลอดลม ไว้ เพื่อ ป้องกัน ไม่ ให้อาหาร หรือ น้ำ เข้าไป ในขณะที่ กลืน อาหาร  lin-ti-pid-lod-lom-wai-puea-pong-kan-mai-hai-ar-han-rue-nam-kao-pai-nai-ka-na-ti-kluen-ar-han

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EPIGLOTTIS

Ep `i *glot "tis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Glottis. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

epiglottis

ep i glot tis |ˌepiˈglätəs ˌɛpəˈɡlɑdəs | noun a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe. DERIVATIVES ep i glot tal |-ˈglätl |adjective, ep i glot tic |-ˈglätik |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Greek epiglōttis, from epi upon, near to + glōtta tongue.

 

Oxford Dictionary

epiglottis

epiglottis |ˌɛpɪˈglɒtɪs | noun a flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe. DERIVATIVES epiglottal adjective, epiglottic adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Greek epiglōttis, from epi upon, near to + glōtta tongue .

 

Duden Dictionary

Epiglottis

Epi glot tis Substantiv, feminin , die |Epigl o ttis |die Epiglottis; Genitiv: der Epiglottis, Plural: die Epiglottiden griechisch Kehldeckel

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

epiglottis

ep i glot tis /èpəɡlɑ́təs |-ɡlɔ́t -/名詞 C 解剖 喉頭蓋 (こうとうがい ), 会厭 (ええん )〘飲食物の気管流入を防ぐ 〙.