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Definition of: epiglottis
(ep′ə·glot′is) noun Anat.
The leaf-shaped cartilaginous lid, at the base of the tongue, that covers the trachea, or windpipe, during the act of swallowing. [<NL <Gk. epiglōttis <epi- upon + glōtta tongue]
—ep′·i·glot′tal adjective
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