épiglotte

See also: égyptologie

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin epiglōttis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís, “valve covering the larynx”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.ɡlɔt/

Noun

épiglotte f (plural épiglottes)

  1. (anatomy) epiglottis

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