Etymology

tracheomalacia

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Today it means: A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration. Full definition →

English malacia ← Medieval Latin trāchēa ← Late Latin trāchīa
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  4. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  5. Late Latintrāchīa
  6. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  7. Englishtrachea
  8. Englishtracheo-
  9. Englishmalacia
  10. English todaytracheomalacia

From tracheo- + malacia.

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