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laryngomalacia

laryngomalacia noun: a condition in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction.

Noun

laryngomalacia (uncountable)

  1. A condition in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction.

laryngomalacia meaning in Tamil

laryngomalacia in Tamil

குரல்வளை நலிவு, குரல்வளை நெகிழ்வு, தளர்ந்த குரல்வளை, குரல்வளை குலைவு

Origin of laryngomalacia

From laryngo- + malacia.

Questions about laryngomalacia

What does laryngomalacia mean?
Laryngomalacia means a condition in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction.
What is laryngomalacia in Tamil?
Laryngomalacia in Tamil is குரல்வளை நலிவு, குரல்வளை நெகிழ்வு, தளர்ந்த குரல்வளை. See Laryngomalacia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is laryngomalacia?
Laryngomalacia is a noun.

Words near laryngomalacia in the dictionary

  1. laryngological
  2. laryngologically
  3. laryngologist
  4. laryngologists
  5. laryngology
  6. laryngomalacia
  7. laryngometry
  8. laryngomicrosurgery
  9. laryngonasal
  10. laryngoparalysis
  11. laryngopathies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: laryngomalacia (page history and authors); laryngomalacia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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