Epiglottitis (Noun)
Meaning
Inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Epiglottitis is a medical emergency that requires prompt treatment, usually in an intensive care unit or an operating room.
- In the early 20th century, epiglottitis was almost always fatal in children due to their small airway size.
- After returning from a family reunion, my niece contracted epiglottitis, likely caused by exposure to the influenza virus.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b used to be a major cause of epiglottitis, especially in young children, until vaccination efforts made the condition rare in developed countries.
- My mother rushed me to the hospital, worried I might have developed epiglottitis from my severely sore throat that suddenly got worse over a few hours.