different between epiglottis vs softpalate

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