Meanings
nounepiglottitis (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineInflammation of the epiglottis.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
- New Latinepiglōtti
- Englishepiglottis
- Englishepiglottitis
From epiglottis + -itis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 會厭炎 /会厌炎
- 會厭炎 /会厌炎 (huìyànyán)inflammation of the epiglottis
Finnish kurkunkannen tulehdus, epiglottiitti
- kurkunkannen tulehdusinflammation of the epiglottis
- epiglottiittiinflammation of the epiglottis
Romanian epiglotită
- epiglotităinflammation of the epiglottis
Russian эпиглотти́т
- эпиглотти́т (epiglottít)inflammation of the epiglottis
Cite this entry
APA
epiglottitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiglottitis
MLA
“epiglottitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiglottitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epiglottitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiglottitis.
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