Diseases

Laryngomalacia

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Chondromalacia of Larynx
  • Laryngomalacias
  • Larynx Chondromalacia
  • Larynx Chondromalacias

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

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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History Note

2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Laryngeal Diseases (1970-2008)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C05w.182w.310w
  2. C08w.360.563w
  3. C09.400.563w
  4. C16w.131w.621w.568w
  5. C17.300w.182w.310w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Laryngomalacia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055092. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055092
  2. Laryngomalacia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngomalacia
  3. Laryngomalacia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598035