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Trachea

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Definition: The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.  /surg: consider also TRACHEOSTOMY & TRACHEOTOMY; inflammation   
See Also Anesthesia, Intratracheal; Intubation, Intratracheal; Tracheostomy; Tracheotomy 		Other names Tracheas
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Novak syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Digestive System Diseases *Tracheal Diseases Larynx/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
Tracheal agenesis  0   *Constriction, Pathologic Trachea/abnormalities.
VATER association  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Heart Defects, Congenital Esophagus/abnormalities Radius/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
VACTERL hydrocephaly  0   *Heart Defects, Congenital *Hydrocephalus *Limb Deformities, Congenital Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked  0   *Hydrocephalus *Heart Defects, Congenital *Limb Deformities, Congenital *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
VACTERL association  0   *Heart Defects, Congenital *Limb Deformities, Congenital Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.

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