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pharyngomalacia

pharyngomalacia noun: a condition of the lungs in which the pharyngeal wall collapses during breathing.

Noun

pharyngomalacia (uncountable)

  1. A condition of the lungs in which the pharyngeal wall collapses during breathing

Questions about pharyngomalacia

What does pharyngomalacia mean?
Pharyngomalacia means a condition of the lungs in which the pharyngeal wall collapses during breathing.
What part of speech is pharyngomalacia?
Pharyngomalacia is a noun.

Words near pharyngomalacia in the dictionary

  1. pharyngolaryngitis
  2. pharyngological
  3. pharyngologist
  4. pharyngologists
  5. pharyngology
  6. pharyngomalacia
  7. pharyngomaxillary
  8. pharyngometer
  9. pharyngometers
  10. pharyngometry
  11. pharyngomycosis

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