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epiglottis nghĩa là gì?

nắp họng

/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/US/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/

epiglottis in Vietnamese: nắp họng. In English, epiglottis means 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.

Vietnamese words for epiglottis

cartilaginous organ
nắp họng

English meaning of epiglottis

  1. noun 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.

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Questions about epiglottis in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of epiglottis in Vietnamese?
Epiglottis in Vietnamese is nắp họng.
epiglottis nghĩa là gì?
Epiglottis: nắp họng.
What does epiglottis mean in English?
Epiglottis means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epiglottis (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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