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Noun: epiglottic cartilage
  1. A thin lamina of elastic cartilage forming the central portion of the epiglottis
    "The epiglottic cartilage helps prevent food from entering the airway during swallowing"

Type of: cartilage, gristle

Part of: epiglottis

Encyclopedia: Epiglottic cartilage