epiglottis
This flexible leaf-shaped cartilage rises behind the tongue base and helps shield the laryngeal entrance during swallowing.
All languages
- English
- epiglottis
- Norwegian
- strupelokk
- Japanese
- 喉頭蓋 — こうとうがい — kōtōgai
- Korean
- 후두개 — hudugae
- Spanish
- epiglotis
- French
- épiglotte
- German
- Kehldeckel
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