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tracheobronchomalacia

tracheobronchomalacia noun: the combination of tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.

Noun

tracheobronchomalacia (uncountable)

  1. The combination of tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.
    • Only two cases of spontaneous tracheal rupture are reported, in adults, one due to acquired tracheobronchomalacia and other due to long term steroid use.2015 June 1, Saurabh Kumar, Sandeep Goel, Ashu Seith Bhalla, “Spontaneous Tracheal Rupture in a Case of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD): A Case Report”, in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research...

Origin of tracheobronchomalacia

From tracheo- + bronchomalacia.

Questions about tracheobronchomalacia

What does tracheobronchomalacia mean?
Tracheobronchomalacia means the combination of tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.
What part of speech is tracheobronchomalacia?
Tracheobronchomalacia is a noun.

Words near tracheobronchomalacia in the dictionary

  1. tracheoblast
  2. tracheoblasts
  3. tracheobrochial
  4. tracheobronchial
  5. tracheobronchitis
  6. tracheobronchomalacia
  7. tracheobronchomegaly
  8. tracheobronchopneumonia
  9. tracheobronchoscope
  10. tracheobronchoscopes
  11. tracheobronchoscopic

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