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EDEMA OF THE GLOTTIS

\ˈɛdɪməɹ ɒvðə ɡlˈɒtiz], \ˈɛdɪməɹ ɒvðə ɡlˈɒtiz], \ˈɛ_d_ɪ_m_ə_ɹ ɒ_v_ð_ə ɡ_l_ˈɒ_t_i_z]\

Definitions of EDEMA OF THE GLOTTIS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A serous infiltration into the laryngeal submucosa, that may extend to the epiglottis or the muscles and tissues of the neck. It is accompanied with alteration or loss of voice, dyspnea, cough, and a sense of suffocation.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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