WordNet

the topmost one of two
piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"
higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"
superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the class"
the act of projecting out from something (同)projection, jut, jutting

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(場所・位置が)『上のほうの』,上部の / 『上級の』,上位の / 奥地の,上流の / 靴の甲皮(こうがわ)(かかとより上の部分) / 覚醒剤（これの反意語はdowner：鎮静剤）
〈U〉突き出すこと,突き出ていること / 〈C〉突き出た部分,隆起

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Drug-induced sleep endoscopy and simulated snoring in patients with sleep-disordered breathing: agreement of anatomic changes in the upper airway.

Herzog M1, Kellner P, Plößl S, Glien A, Rohrmeier C, Kühnel T, Plontke S, Herzog B.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol.2015 Sep;272(9):2541-50. doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3559-z. Epub 2015 Feb 26.
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and simulated snoring (SimS) are performed as part of the diagnostic procedure in patients with suspected sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Despite both techniques frequently performed, they have rarely been evaluated yet in terms of agreement of the obtained resu
PMID 25716772

Signs and symptoms after temporomandibular joint washing and cannula placement assessed by cone beam computerized tomography.

Kristensen KD1, Stoustrup P, Alstergren P, Küseler A, Herlin T, Pedersen TK.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica.Acta Odontol Scand.2015 Aug;73(6):454-60. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2014.983542. Epub 2014 Nov 27.
OBJECTIVE: Analyses of temporomandibular joint synovial fluid using the hydroxocobalamin push-pull technique are increasingly used. However, objective complications and subjective experiences from this procedure have not been described. Firstly, this study aimed to describe discomfort and potential
PMID 25428626

Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus in children using amplatzer duct occluder II: Relationship between PDA type and risk of device protrusion into the descending aorta.

Masri S1, El Rassi I2, Arabi M1, Tabbakh A1, Bitar F1.
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions.Catheter Cardiovasc Interv.2015 Aug;86(2):E66-72. doi: 10.1002/ccd.25940. Epub 2015 May 29.
OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and safety of Amplatzer Duct Occluder II (ADOII) among the various patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) types, and to assess the association between development of aortic obstruction and the PDA type in terms of measurable parameters as the device angulation and distanc
PMID 26032159

菅野絢子,櫻井博理,吉田雪絵,吉田孝史,下山泰明,濱本宜興,飯野光喜,五十嵐一吉
日本顎変形症学会雑誌 24(3), 246-252, 2014
… In this paper, we report the application of bimaxillary surgery for mandibular prognathism in an acromegalic patient with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).The patient, a 21-year-old male, was referred to our clinic for the treatment of malocclusion with open bite and mandibular protrusion. … Morphological analysis of the pharynx by using lateral cephalograms revealed widening of his upper airway tract after removal of the pituitary adenoma. …
NAID 130004691916

松原恵理,青木良佑,中島明彦,山﨑宏司
日本呼吸器外科学会雑誌 28(1), 29-32, 2014
胸膜の外側方向に突出する増殖を示したPulmonary hyalinizing granulomaの1例を経験したので報告する．症例は59歳の男性．2005年より検診の胸部X線にて右肺尖部胸膜に限局する異常陰影を指摘されていた．2011年の検診にて増大傾向を認め，当院紹介となった．胸部CTにて右第4肋骨背側に胸膜よりなだらかに立ち上がりextrapleural signを呈する径3 cmの軟部陰影 …
NAID 130003393988

田中弘子
松本歯学 39(1), 26-34, 2013-06-30
… The upper and lower incisors were labially inclined and the molar relationship was Angle Class II. … The patient was diagnosed as skeletal maxillary protrusion with upper and lower incisor labial inclination and crowding. … After the extraction of the upper second molars, Distal Jet appliance was placed to treat the Class II molar relationship. …
NAID 120005316689