† epiglotn.
Obsolete.
Anglicized form of epiglottis n.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [noun] > of neck or throat
ringbonec1400
ring?a1425
lavell1530
epiglot1547
flap?1550
weezle1594
cricoid1615
epiglottis1615
over-tongue1615
ring-gristle1615
shield-gristle1615
throat stopper1661
guggle1680
throat flap1683
ring cartilage1690
fillet1693
thyroid cartilage1726
thyroid1840
arytenoid1849
shield-cartilage1881
triticeous cartilage or nodule1891
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. lxxxx The lunges, the midriffe, the arter trache, the epigloote.
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man ii. f. 39 The Epiglot..ought of right to be Gristely, that it might without hurt admitte continuall mouying.
1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 107 Another litle instrument, called Epiglot..like to a little tongue.
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