Disease or Syndrome
bronchomalacia
Subclass of:
Tracheobronchomalacia
Definitions related to bronchomalacia:
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A congenital or acquired abnormality of the wall of the bronchi. In congenital cases, there is lack of rigidity in the cartilage of the bronchial wall. In acquired cases, the cartilage of the bronchial wall is degenerated, secondary to tracheostomy or presence of a breathing tube. Symptoms include noisy breathing and wheezing.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the BRONCHI. This results in a floppy bronchial wall making patency difficult to maintain. It is characterized by wheezing and difficult breathing.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Increased bronchial collapsibility.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Weakness or softness of the cartilage in the walls of the bronchial tubes.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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