Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated above the true glottis, or relating to what is thus situated, referring to any part of the larynx above the true vocal cords.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Situated above the
glottis ; applied to that part of thecavity of thelarynx above the truevocal cords .
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Examples
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_The supraglottic type_ consists in an edematous thickening around the base of the epiglottis, sometimes involving also the glossoepiglottic folds and the ventricular bands.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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_Edema of the larynx_ may be at the glottic level, or in the supraglottic or subglottic regions.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Prolonged intubation may induce either a supraglottic or subglottic tissue hyperplasia.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Historical data show, for example, that a tumor of the supraglottic larynx might generally spread to levels 2, 3 and 4.
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11, Direct laryngoscopic view; postdiphtheric hypertrophic supraglottic stenosis.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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