会厌 (huì yàn) — epiglottis

Definizione

Esempi

• 医生用喉镜检查了我的会厌。
  Yī shēng yòng hóu jìng jiǎn chá le wǒ de huì yàn.
  The doctor examined my epiglottis with a laryngoscope.
• 会厌发炎时吞咽会非常疼痛。
  huì yàn Fā yán shí tūn yàn huì fēi cháng téng tòng.
  When the epiglottis is inflamed, swallowing becomes very painful.
• 会厌的主要功能是防止食物进入气管。
  huì yàn De zhǔ yào gōng néng shì fáng zhǐ shí wù jìn rù qì guǎn.
  The main function of the epiglottis is to prevent food from entering the trachea.