Tracheomalacia
"Tracheomalacia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D055090
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.182.895.500 C08.907.796.500 C16.131.621.953.500 C17.300.182.895.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Tracheomalacia- Tracheomalacia
- Tracheomalacias
- Chondromalacia of Trachea
- Trachea Chondromalacia
- Trachea Chondromalacias
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