different between epiglottis vs pharynx

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin epigl?ttis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p.???l?t.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??p.???l?t.?s/

Noun

epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides)

1. (anatomy) 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.

Derived terms

Related terms

• glottis

Translations

References

• “epiglottis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “epiglottis”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

See also

• epiglottis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• pig toilets

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?epi?lot?is/, [?e?pi??lo?t??is?]
• Rhymes: -ot?is
• Syllabification: e?pig?lot?tis

Noun

epiglottis

1. epiglottis

Declension

Synonyms

• kurkunkansi

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????????? (epigl?ttís, “the valve which covers the larynx”), from ???- (epi-, “upon, over”) +? ???????? (gl?ttís, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.pi??lot.tis/, [?pi??l?t??is]

Noun

epigl?ttis f (genitive epigl?ttidis); third declension (Late Latin)

1. (anatomy) The epiglottis.

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: epiglottis
• ? Italian: epiglottide

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pharynx.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fa.???ks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??.??ks/, /?fæ?.??ks/
• Rhymes: -æ???ks, -?????ks

Noun

pharynx (plural pharynges or pharynxes)

1. (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

   Hyponyms: nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, velopharynx, glossopharynx

2. (zoology) The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “pharynx”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “pharynx”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “pharynx” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• pharynx in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pharynx at OneLook Dictionary Search

See also

• larynx

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.???ks/

Noun

pharynx m (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) pharynx

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ??????? (phárunx, “throat, gullet”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fa.rinks/, [?f???i?ks]

Noun

pharynx f (genitive pharyngis); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) The pharynx.

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: pharynx