Tracheomalacia etymology

English

English word tracheomalacia comes from English -malacia, English tracheo- ((anatomy) Relating to the trachea.)

Etymology of tracheomalacia

Detailed word origin of tracheomalacia

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-malacia English (en) (medical) used to denote an abnormal "softening of the tissues"; malacia.
tracheo- English (en) (anatomy) Relating to the trachea.
tracheomalacia English (en) (pathology) A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration.

Words with the same origin as tracheomalacia

Descendants of -malacia

leukomalacia