Tracheomalacia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration. uncountable

    "Tracheomalacia usually presents in the 1st year of life: 60% by the age of 3 months."

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"Tracheomalacia usually presents in the 1st year of life: 60% by the age of 3 months."

Etymology

From tracheo- + malacia.

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