Definition

Examples

• 医生用喉镜检查了我的会厌。
  Yīshēng yòng hóujìng jiǎnchá 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 fāyán shí tūnyàn huì fēicháng téngtòng.
  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 zhǔyào gōngnéng shì fángzhǐ shíwù jìnrù qìguǎn.
  The main function of the epiglottis is to prevent food from entering the trachea.