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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Mémoire sur l’usage de l’epiglotte dans la déglutition …

Publication Details

Paris: Méquignon-Marvis, 1813 CE.

Magendie showed that the epiglottis is not necessary for swallowing, which disproved the accepted doctrine that the epiglottis was necessary to cover the glottis to prevent food from entering the trachea.

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Entry Number#985.1
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/647
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External URLmmoire-sur-lusage-de-lepiglotte-dans-la-dglutition

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris