tracheomalacia

English

Etymology

From tracheo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

tracheomalacia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration.
    • 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:
      Tracheomalacia usually presents in the 1st year of life: 60% by the age of 3 months.
    • 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 Clinics, Volume 28, No. 1, Elsevier Health Sciences, page 48:
      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.
    • 2019, Lyndy J. Wilcox, Claire Miller, Michael J. Rutter, “36: Congenital Tracheal Anomalies”, in J. Scott McMurray, Matthew R. Hoffman, Maia N. Braden, editors, Multidisciplinary Management of Pediatric Voice and Swallowing Disorders, Springer, page 389:
      Many children with tracheomalacia will not require intervention and will outgrow the symptoms by 1-2 years of age as the tracheal cartilage becomes more rigid [29, 34, 92].

Italian

Etymology

From tracheo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

tracheomalacia f (plural tracheomalacie)

  1. (pathology) tracheomalacia
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