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tracheitis

American

[trey-kee-ahy-tis] / ˌtreɪ kiˈaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

inflammation of the trachea.

tracheitis British

/ ˌtreɪkɪˈaɪtɪs /

noun

inflammation of the trachea

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Etymology

Origin of tracheitis

First recorded in 1835–45; trache(a) + -itis

Example Sentences

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The Bowl debut of a compelling young American tenor, Stephen Costello, on the other hand, happened with much less notice, the original tenor, Francesco Demuro, having come down with tracheitis a few days ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2015

One of the Valkyries, Mezzo Gladys Kriese, was ill with tracheitis: her part went to Mezzo Ethel Greene, regularly a member of the chorus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Atrophic tracheitis, with symptoms quite similar to atrophic rhinitis is a not unusual accompaniment of the nasal condition.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

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