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tracheomalacia

tracheomalacia noun: a condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration.

Noun

tracheomalacia (uncountable)

  1. A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration.
    • Tracheomalacia usually presents in the 1st year of life: 60% by the age of 3 months.2008, Jean-Michel Triglia, Rivhard Nicollas, Stephane Roman, “Chapter 27: Tracheomalacia in Children”, in John M. Graham, Glenis K. Scadding, Peter D. Bull, editors, Pediatric ENT, Springer, page 241
    • Currently the challenge remains that the diagnosis of tracheomalacia is largely subjective, determined by the bronchoscopist because there is no standard definition at this time.2018, Marvin D. Atkins, Stephanie Fuller, “Thoracic Surgery Considerations in the Child and Young Adult”, in Sharon Ben-Or, editor, Thoracic Surgery in the Special Care Patient: Thoracic Surgery...

tracheomalacia meaning in Tamil

tracheomalacia in Tamil

மூச்சுக்குழாய் முருந்து மென்மையூறு

Origin of tracheomalacia

From tracheo- + malacia.

Questions about tracheomalacia

What does tracheomalacia mean?
Tracheomalacia means a condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration.
What is tracheomalacia in Tamil?
Tracheomalacia in Tamil is மூச்சுக்குழாய் முருந்து மென்மையூறு. See Tracheomalacia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tracheomalacia?
Tracheomalacia is a noun.

Words near tracheomalacia in the dictionary

  1. tracheoinnominate
  2. tracheolar
  3. tracheolaryngeal
  4. tracheole
  5. tracheoles
  6. tracheomalacia
  7. tracheomediastinal
  8. tracheomycosis
  9. tracheomycotic
  10. tracheonasal
  11. tracheooesophageal

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