tracheobronchomalacia

noun

The combination of tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.

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Meanings

nountracheobronchomalacia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe combination of tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.

    Only two cases of spontaneous tracheal rupture are reported, in adults, one due to acquired tracheobronchomalacia and other due to long term steroid use.

    2015 June 1, Saurabh Kumar, Sandeep Goel, Ashu Seith Bhalla, “Spontaneous Tracheal Rupture in a Case of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD): A Case Report”, in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR, volume 9, →DOI

Origin

From tracheo- + bronchomalacia.

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