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bronchomalacia

bronchomalacia noun: a degeneration of the cartilaginous wall of the bronchus or trachea.

Noun

bronchomalacia (uncountable)

  1. A degeneration of the cartilaginous wall of the bronchus or trachea.

Origin of bronchomalacia

From broncho- + malacia.

Words formed from bronchomalacia

Questions about bronchomalacia

What does bronchomalacia mean?
Bronchomalacia means a degeneration of the cartilaginous wall of the bronchus or trachea.
What part of speech is bronchomalacia?
Bronchomalacia is a noun.

Words near bronchomalacia in the dictionary

  1. broncholavages
  2. broncholith
  3. broncholithiasis
  4. broncholiths
  5. bronchology
  6. bronchomalacia
  7. bronchomediastinal
  8. bronchomodulatory
  9. bronchomotor
  10. bronchomotricity
  11. bronchomycosis

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