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laryngotracheal

American  
[luh-ring-goh-trey-kee-uhl] / ləˌrɪŋ goʊˈtreɪ ki əl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.


Etymology

Origin of laryngotracheal

First recorded in 1875–80; laryngo- + tracheal

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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

The laryngotracheal bud is a structure that forms from the longitudinal extension of the lung bud as development progresses.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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

"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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