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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
Ginger was barely able to speak around the tube in her trachea, but after a few days in which no one brought the baby to her, she couldn’t wait any longer.
A plastic tube lodged in his trachea was the only thing keeping him alive.
No one has heard the Bolivarian leader speak a word (due to a surgical tube in his trachea, officials parry).
A view of the lower part of the trachea, dividing into the main bronchial tubes, which again branch into a tree-like form.
Again, the air-tubes or tracheæ of insects are, like the trachea and bronchi of many Vertebrates, air-breathing organs.
At the anterior end of the trachea we find already formed in the amphibia the larynx, the important organ of voice and speech.
An ordinary canula is placed in the trachea and the wounds are dressed.
If the wound be in the middle line it is impossible to miss the trachea.
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