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Abstract
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.
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- Chondromalacia of Bronchi
- Bronchi Chondromalacia
- Bronchi Chondromalacias
- Bronchomalacias
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2009
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- Bronchial Diseases (1966-2008)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bronchomalacia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055091. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055091
- Bronchomalacia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchomalacia
- Bronchomalacia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4973832