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Epiglottis
Meaning
Noun
●
In 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
.
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