epiglottis

/ep-i-glot-is/US // ˌɛp ɪˈglɒt ɪs //UK // (ˌɛpɪˈɡlɒtɪs) //

会厌,会厌部,声门,会门

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plural ep·i·glot·tis·es, ep·i·glot·ti·des [ep-i-glot-i-deez]. /ˌɛp ɪˈglɒt ɪˌdiz/. Anatomy.
- : a thin, valvelike, cartilaginous structure that covers the glottis during swallowing, preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx.

To this last statement the thyroid and cricoid cartilages and the epiglottis are exceptions, being single.
On examination the mucous membrane round the epiglottis is seen to be enormously swollen.
Chest, diaphragm, the closed epiglottis, and the raised palate all form a supply chamber for the breath.
Removal of a portion of the epiglottis occasionally gives great relief to a patient who is suffering from dysphagia.
Extrinsic localized malignant tumours which are attached to the epiglottis, or to the aryteno-epiglottic fold.