supraglottitis
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supraglottitis
[soo″prah-glŏ-ti´tis]inflammation of the epiglottis, most often as a result of infection with Haemophilus influenzae type b, but also due to other bacterial, viral, or fungal infection or to thermal injury or other trauma; it is characterized by drooling, sore throat, and distress, and can lead to life-threatening upper airway obstruction. Called also epiglottitis.
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sup·ra·glot·ti·tis
(sū'pră-glo-tī'tis),An infectious inflammation and swelling of the laryngeal tissue above the glottis, especially of the epiglottis, which becomes red and spheric leading to upper airway obstruction. See: epiglottitis.
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su·pra·glot·ti·tis
(sū'pră-glot-ī'tis)An infectious inflammation and swelling of the laryngeal tissue above the glottis, especially of the epiglottis, which becomes red and spheric to cause upper airway obstruction.
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Supraglottitis
Another term for epiglottitis.
Mentioned in: Epiglottitis
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