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Definition of Trachea

1. Noun. Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi.

2. Noun. One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids.

Definition of Trachea

1. n. The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.

Definition of Trachea

1. Noun. (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe. ¹

2. Noun. (botany dated) xylem vessel ¹

3. Noun. (entomology) the respiratory system of insects ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trachea

1. the passage for conveying air to the lungs [n -CHEAE or -CHEAS] : TRACHEAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Trachea

1. The windpipe. A fibrocartilaginous tube lined with mucous membrane passing from the larynx to the bronchi. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trachea

traced traceless tracepoint tracepoints tracer tracer/y tracer bullet traceried traceries tracers

tracery traces traceur traceurs trach trachea (current term) tracheae tracheal tracheal branches tracheal cartilages

tracheal fenestration tracheal fistula tracheal glands tracheal intubation tracheal lymph nodes tracheal mucosa tracheal ring tracheal triangle tracheal tube tracheal tug

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