Medical Definition of Retropharyngeal abscess

1. A soft tissue infection of the throat with entry usually by the pharynx but sometimes as an extension of a lateral neck infection resulting from a neck injury. The major risk is upper airway obstruction caused by pharyngeal swelling. (daniel r. Masys, from a written communication) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retropharyngeal Abscess

retroorbitally
retropack
retropacks
retroperistalsis
retroperistaltic
retroperitoneal
retroperitoneal adenopathy
retroperitoneal fibrosis
retroperitoneal hernia
retroperitoneal liposarcoma
retroperitoneal space
retroperitoneally
retroperitoneum
retroperitonitis
retropharyngeal
retropharyngeal abscess (current term)
retropharyngeal lymph nodes
retropharyngeal space
retropharyngeally
retropharynx
retrophile
retrophiles
retrophilia
retroplacental
retroplasia
retropneumoperitoneum
retroposed
retroposition
retroposon
retroposons

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