epiglottis

n. 会厌 [医] 会厌

发音

UK /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/
其它
CA /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/
US /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/
CA /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs/
US /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs/
AU /ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔt.ɪs/
AU /ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs/

词形变化

epiglottides epiglottises 复数 epiglottises epiglottides 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    会厌

    医学

词汇关系

名词

部分词 1

taste bud

整体词 2

trachea windpipe

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor. New Latin epiglōttisbor. English epiglottis Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) + glottis.

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