subepiglottic

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adjective

Situated under the epiglottis.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivesubepiglottic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomySituated under the epiglottis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  9. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  10. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  11. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  12. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  13. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  14. Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
  15. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
  16. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
  17. New Latinepiglōtti
  18. Englishepiglottis
  19. Englishepiglottic
  20. Englishsubepiglottic

From sub- + epiglottic.

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APA

subepiglottic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subepiglottic

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“subepiglottic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subepiglottic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subepiglottic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subepiglottic.

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