laryngotracheomalacia

noun

A condition in which the soft cartilages in the trachea and larynx partly collapse inward during inspiration, causing airway obstruction.

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Meanings

nounlaryngotracheomalacia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA condition in which the soft cartilages in the trachea and larynx partly collapse inward during inspiration, causing airway obstruction.
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