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tracheitis

[ trey-kee-ahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the trachea.

tracheitis

/ ˌtreɪkɪˈaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the trachea

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tracheitis1

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

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Example Sentences

It is a valuable remedy in chronic bronchitis and tracheitis.

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

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