Anatomical Abnormality
laryngomalacia
Subclass of:
Congenital musculoskeletal anomalies;
Laryngeal Diseases;
Cartilage Diseases
Definitions related to laryngomalacia:
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A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the LARYNX. This results in a floppy laryngeal wall making patency difficult to maintain.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An abnormality characterized by softening of the laryngeal cartilage typically presenting with stridor.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Increased collapsibility of the larynx.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Laryngomalacia is a congenital abnormality of the laryngeal cartilage in which the cartilage is floppy and prolapses over the larynx during inspiration.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Laryngomalacia, shown in the image below, is a congenital abnormality of the laryngeal cartilage. It is a dynamic lesion resulting in collapse of the supraglottic structures during inspiration, leading to airway obstruction.WebMD, 2019
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Laryngomalacia is an abnormality of the voice box (larynx) that leads to the inward collapse of the airway when air is drawn into the lungs (inspiration). It usually becomes apparent at birth or shortly after birth. The most common symptom is noisy breathing (stridor) that is often worse when the infant is on his/her back or crying. In...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Laryngomalacia (LM) is a congenital abnormality that predisposes to dynamic supraglottic collapse during the inspiratory phase of respiration, resulting in intermittent upper airway obstruction and stridor. LM is the most common source of stridor in infants and the commonest congenital laryngeal anomaly.Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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