epiglottic🔊adjUK /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪk/ · US /ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/Etymology From epiglottis + -ic.1Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.Derived termsaryepiglottic, extraepiglottic, glossoepiglottic, hyoepiglottic, paraepiglottic, pharyngoepiglottic, subepiglottic, thyroepiglottic