ἐπιγλωσσίς
αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
English (LSJ)
Att. ἐπιγλωττίς, ίδος, ἡ, A valve which covers the larynx, epiglottis, Hp.Cord.2, Arist.HA492b34, etc. 2. of the vocal chords, Gal.8.50.
German (Pape)
[Seite 932] ίδος, ἡ, att. -γλωττίς, der Kehldeckel, als Anhang der Zunge, Hippocr. u. Folgde, wie Arist. H. A. 1, 11 u. öfter.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπιγλωσσίς: Ἀττ. -ττίς, ίδος, ἡ, σαρκίον χονδρῶδες καὶ μυῶδες προσπεφυκὸς εἰς τὴν βάσιν τῆς γλώσσης, χρησιμεῦον δὲ νὰ ἐπιπωματίζῃ τὸ στόμιον τῆς τραχείας ἀρτηρίας ὅταν μασηθεῖσα ἡ τροφὴ παραπέμπηται εἰς τὸν οἰσοφάγον ὅπως μὴ πίπτῃ τι εἰς αὐτὴν τῶν βρωμάτων ἢ τῶν πομάτων, πῶμα γὰρ ἀτρεκὲς ἡ ἐπιγλωσσὶς Ἱππ. 268. 30· τοῖς μὲν οὖν τετράποσι και ἐναίμοις ἔχει ἡ ἀρτηρία οἷον πῶμα τὴν ἐπιγλωττίδα Ἀριστ. π. Ἀναπν. 11, π. τὰ Ἱστ. 1. 11, 12.
Greek Monolingual
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βλ. επιγλωττίς.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐπιγλωσσίς: атт. ἐπιγλωττίς, ίδος ἡ анат. язычок (лат. uvula) Arst., Plut.
Wikipedia EN
The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs. It stands open during breathing, allowing air into the larynx. During swallowing, it closes to prevent aspiration of food into the lungs, forcing the swallowed liquids or food to go along the esophagus toward the stomach instead. It is thus the valve that diverts passage to either the trachea or the esophagus.
Translations
ar: لسان المزمار; be: надгартаннік; bg: надгръклянник; bs: epiglotis; ca: epiglotis; ckb: زمانەی زوڕنایی; cs: příklopka hrtanová; de: Kehldeckel; el: επιγλωττίδα; en: epiglottis; eo: epigloto; es: epiglotis; eu: epiglotis; fa: اپیگلوت; fi: kurkunkansi; fr: épiglotte; ga: eipeaglotas; gl: epiglote; he: מכסה הגרון; hi: कंठच्छद; id: epiglotis; io: epigloto; it: epiglottide; ja: 喉頭蓋; ko: 후두개; ku: zimanê kirkirokê; lt: antgerklis; ms: epiglotis; nl: strotklepje; no: epiglottis; pl: nagłośnia; pt: epiglote; ro: epiglotă; ru: надгортанник; simple: epiglottis; sv: struplock; te: ఉపజిహ్వ; th: ฝากล่องเสียง; uk: надгортанник; yi: עפיגלאטיס; zh: 会厌