Path. Also erron. trachitis. [mod.L., f. TRACHEA + -ITIS.] Inflammation of the trachea.

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[1842.  Brande, Dict. Sci., etc., Trachitis, inflammation of the trachea.]

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1859.  Semple, Diphtheria, 40. A simple tracheitis or even a very mild sporadic affection.

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1880.  M. Mackenzie, Dis. Throat & Nose, I. 521. The majority of cases of simple tracheitis scarcely call for any therapeutic measures.

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1898.  Allbutt’s Syst. Med., V. 27. The tubular casts of diphtheria and of membranous tracheitis.

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