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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Tracheobronchomalacia > Tracheomalacia
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Tracheobronchomalacia > Tracheomalacia
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Cartilage Diseases > Tracheobronchomalacia > Tracheomalacia
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Cartilage Diseases > Tracheobronchomalacia > Tracheomalacia
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Bronchial Diseases > Tracheobronchomalacia > Tracheomalacia
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Tracheal Diseases > Tracheobronchomalacia > Tracheomalacia

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Tracheomalacia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Chondromalacia of Trachea
  • Trachea Chondromalacia
  • Trachea Chondromalacias

Scope note

  • A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the TRACHEA. This results in a floppy tracheal wall making patency difficult to maintain. It is characterized by wheezing and difficult breathing.

History note

  • 2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055090

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