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speech organ
upper airway
epiglottitis
glottis
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hyoepiglottic
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Definitions:
Noun
epiglottis
Definition: a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
Definition: 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.