tracheomalacia /tra·cheo·ma·la·cia/ (-mah-la´shah) softening of the tracheal cartilages.
tracheomalacia
tracheomalacia
tra·che·o·ma·la·cia (tr  k - -m -l sh)n. Degeneration of the elastic and connective tissue of the trachea. |
tracheomalacia
[trā′kē·ōməlā′shə]
an eroding of the trachea that is usually caused by excessive pressure from a cuffed endotracheal tube but can be congenital.
tracheomalacia
softening of the tracheal cartilages.
tracheomalacia
Pediatrics Congenital weakness of the tracheal wall which occurs when the cartilage in the trachea fails to develop or mature in a timely manner, with ↓ rigidity Clinical Stridor, rattling breath that worsens with URIs; as
the tracheal cartilage grows, noisy respirations and breathing difficulties recede. See Stridor.
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