Recent Examples on the WebMelinik suspected that the man had tracheitis, or an inflammation of the trachea, caused by the virus. Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 25 Apr. 2020 According to the zoo, Clark was born there in 2009 and died Wednesday of tracheitis, an inflammation of the windpipe. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2018