ἐπιγλωσςίς

ίδος, ἡ
A. valve which covers the larynx, epiglottis, Hp. Cord. 2, Arist. HA 492b34, etc.
2. . of the vocal chords, Gal. 8.50.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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