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trachea
[ trey-kee-uhor, especially British, truh-kee-uh ]
noun
- Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- (in insects and other arthropods) one of the air-conveying tubes of the respiratory system.
- Botany. vessel ( def 5 ).
trachea
/ trəˈkiːə /
trachea
/ trā′kē-ə /
, Plural tracheae trā′kē-ē′
- The tube in vertebrate animals that leads from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and carries air to the lungs. In mammals the trachea is strengthened by rings of cartilage.
- Also called windpipe
- Any of the tiny tubes originating from the spiracles of many terrestrial arthropods and forming a branching network that brings air directly to body cells.
trachea
- The tube connecting the mouth to the bronchial tubes that carries air to the lungs ; the windpipe.
Derived Forms
- traˈcheal, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of trachea1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trachea1
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Example Sentences
The researchers discovered high levels of virus in the animals' nasal passages, trachea and lungs and moderate-to-low virus levels in other organs, consistent with H5N1 infections found in other mammals.
They are called noninvasive because they don’t require trachea surgery to open the airway, like ones used in hospitals.
The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe.
The nasal drops significantly diminished the virus load in the trachea and lungs of the infected mice.
So they turned to an odd culture system recently developed for certain influenza and adenoviruses: cilia-bearing cells from the trachea—the natural habitat for respiratory viruses—extracted from aborted fetuses.
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