epiglottis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: epiglottis	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for epiglottis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiglottis n a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiglottis \Ep`i*glot"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; 'epi` upon + [?], [?], tongue. See {Glottis}.] (Anat.) A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.