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Epiglottic vs Epiglottis - What's the difference?

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Epiglottis is a derived term of epiglottic.



In anatomy terms the difference between epiglottic and epiglottis

is that epiglottic is pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis while epiglottis is 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.

As an adjective epiglottic

is pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.

As a noun epiglottis is

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.

epiglottic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
  • epiglottis

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (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.
  • My epiglottis is full of bees!

    Derived terms

    * epiglottal * epiglottic * epiglottitis

    See also

    * * (commonslite)