epiglottic
UK/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪk/US/ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/
epiglottic adjective: pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
Adjective
epiglottic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
- Synonyms:
- epiglottal
Synonyms of epiglottic
Origin of epiglottic
From epiglottis + -ic.
Words formed from epiglottic
Words that rhyme with epiglottic
- exotic
- chaotic
- hypnotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- neurotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- despotic
- dicrotic
31 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ekpyrotic
- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- symbiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- erotic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about epiglottic
- What does epiglottic mean?
- Epiglottic means pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
- What part of speech is epiglottic?
- Epiglottic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce epiglottic?
- Epiglottic is pronounced /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near epiglottic in the dictionary
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