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, 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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