tracheoesophageal /tra·cheo·esoph·a·ge·al/ (tra″ke-o-e-sof″ah-je´al) pertaining to the trachea and esophagus.
tra·che·o·e·soph·a·ge·al (tr  k -  -s f -j l)adj. Of or relating to the trachea and the esophagus. |
tracheoesophageal
pertaining to or arising from the trachea and the esophagus.
tracheoesophageal fistula
a communication between the trachea and the esophagus; can occur during fetal life due to faulty separation of the laryngotracheal groove from the foregut; often associated with esophageal stenosis or atresia, aspiration pneumonia.
tracheoesophageal ridge
primordium of the embryonic tracheoesophageal septum.
tracheoesophageal septum
the partition which develops by fusion of the tracheoesophageal ridges; completes the separation of the trachea and esophagus in the developing embryo.
tracheoesophageal stripe sign
in x-rays, the dorsal wall of the trachea and the adjacent ventral wall of the esophagus may be visualized because of air in the esophagus.
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