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epiglottides

US/ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.əˌdiz/

epiglottides is the plural of epiglottis.

Meaning of epiglottis

Noun

epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides)

  1. 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.
    • My epiglottis is full of bees!2004, Top Gear, season 5, episode 9, Jeremy Clarkson (actor)

Forms of epiglottides

alternative formepiglottises

Questions about epiglottides

What is epiglottides the plural of?
Epiglottides is the plural of epiglottis.
How do you pronounce epiglottides?
Epiglottides is pronounced /ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.əˌdiz/ (US).

Words near epiglottides in the dictionary

  1. epiglottals
  2. epiglottic
  3. epiglottidean
  4. epiglottidectomies
  5. epiglottidectomy
  6. epiglottides
  7. epiglottiditis
  8. epiglottis
  9. epiglottises
  10. epiglottitis
  11. epiglottopharyngeal

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