laryngotracheal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of laryngotracheal
Example Sentences
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The mother of two has idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis, a rare condition that affects one in 500,000 women and causes abnormal narrowing of the voice box and windpipe.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
At about this same time, an protrusion of endodermal tissue extends anteriorly from the foregut, producing a lung bud, which continues to elongate until it forms the laryngotracheal bud.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The laryngotracheal bud is a structure that forms from the longitudinal extension of the lung bud as development progresses.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
"This transplant provides us with a much greater understanding about the viability of laryngotracheal transplantation and patient response, and it may prove to be a good option to help other people."
From US News • Jan. 24, 2011
Indications.—Tracheotomy is indicated in dyspnea of laryngotracheal origin.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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