supraglottic
- adjective
- /ˌsuːprəˈɡlɒtɪk/
- Specialized
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supraglótico
- Laryngoscopy revealed that a swelling in the left supraglottic area had obstructed the airway.
- supraglottic tissue
- supraglottic hemangioma
- supraglottic mass
Examples
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An MRI of the larynx shows the mass in the left supraglottic region.
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Malignancies of the glottis were the most common cancers, followed by supraglottic lesions.
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In this article, we report a case of infantile supraglottic hemangioma.
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We report a case of supraglottic schwannoma in a 59-year-old woman.
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However, a very large supraglottic mass could be seen bulging from the posterior right larynx.
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Laryngoscopy shows the obstruction of the supraglottic area by the cyst.
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Direct laryngoscopy detected a large supraglottic mass with normal-appearing mucosa.
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The diagnosis of infantile supraglottic hemangioma was confirmed histopathologically by biopsy.
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Chen et al. describe a rare and potentially lethal incidence of delayed occurrence of supraglottic stenosis following alkali ingestion.
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Laryngoscopy revealed that a swelling in the left supraglottic area had obstructed the airway.
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Morphology
Etymology
The word supraglottic breaks into supra- meaning 'above', like the 'super' in 'superior', and glottic from glottis, the part of the throat with the vocal cords that makes your voice. So supraglottic means the area 'above the glottis', or above the vocal cords.