tracheitis

[ trey-kee-ahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of the trachea.

tracheitis

/ ˌtreɪkɪˈaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the trachea

Word History and Origins

Origin of tracheitis¹

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

Example Sentences

It is a valuable remedy in chronic bronchitis and tracheitis.

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Tracheitis and septic pneumonia developed, and the man died of acute septicæmia thirty-six hours later.

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