How to Use epiglottis in a Sentence

epiglottis

noun

• The top of the epiglottis came into view, drooping like a rose petal.
  — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
• The device lifts the epiglottis, exposing the vocal cords.
  — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
• This maneuver lifts the epiglottis and brings the vocal cords into view.
  — Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 27 May 2020
• All of that effort distracts the nerves that are responsible for the diaphragm and epiglottis, called the phrenic and vagus nerves.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2021
• Sometimes the tongue propels saliva backward before the epiglottis has time to cover the airway.
  — Sara Manning Peskin, M.d., New York Times, 20 June 2017
• All that protects us from aspirating is a thin, cartilaginous flap of tissue called the epiglottis.
  — Douglas Jacobs, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018
• At the turn of the new century, Washington, general, President, and Founding Father, would be felled by a final infection of a tiny flap of tissue in the throat, the epiglottis.
  — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2016
• The inflammation of the epiglottis, which can lead to epiglottitis, is often caused by bacteria, per MedlinePlus.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• If an underlying infection has caused the epiglottis to become inflamed, thus causing epiglottitis, a course of antibiotics might be prescribed to treat the condition, per the NHS.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• When a singer sings this high, the epiglottis closes over the larynx, making the mechanics impossible to film with a medical camera and therefore beyond scientific study.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 9 Oct. 2020
• The girl was taken to University Medical Center, where she was hospitalized for four days with injuries and burns to her epiglottis, throat, tongue, lips and surrounding areas, according to the complaint.
  — NBC News, 9 Jan. 2020
• For doctors like us, this means initiating a conversation about the value that each patient places on eating before evaluating how food passes over the epiglottis.
  — Douglas Jacobs, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018
• Epiglottitis is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition in which the epiglottis, that little bit of cartilage that covers and protects your windpipe, becomes inflamed, the Mayo Clinic explains.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 2 Nov. 2020
• Hemophilus influenza type B commonly causes deafness, permanent brain damage, epiglottis, severe eye infections and death.
  — Philly.com, 26 July 2017

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2024