epiglottides

核心释义

1. 1.

   陆生脊椎动物喉部的软骨器官,吞咽时覆盖声门,防止食物和液体进入气管；在人类中亦为发音器官。

   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.

2. 2.

   吞咽时覆盖气管的软骨瓣

   a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing

吞咽时覆盖气管的软骨瓣；会厌；[医] 会厌