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noun, plural tra·che·ae 
[trey-kee-ee or, especially Brit., truh-kee-ee] , tra·che·as.
[trey-kee-ee or, especially Brit., truh-kee-ee] , tra·che·as. 1.
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.
2.
(in insects and other arthropods) one of the air-conveying tubes of the respiratory system.
3.
Botany. vessel (def. 5).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English trache < Medieval Latin trāchēa, for Late Latin trāchīa < Greek trācheîa, short for artēría trācheîa rough artery, i.e., windpipe
1350–1400; Middle English trache < Medieval Latin trāchēa, for Late Latin trāchīa < Greek trācheîa, short for artēría trācheîa rough artery, i.e., windpipe
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Trachea
is always a great word to know.
So is respiratory bronchiole. Does it mean:
| main air passage that branch from the trachea, carrying air to the lungs |
| smallest subdivision of a bronchiole, connecting a terminal bronchiole to an alveolar duct |
Example Sentences
- Your surgeon will make an opening in your trachea and a hole in front of your neck.
- Sound is produced when air from the lungs flows through the trachea past the vocal folds and sets them vibrating.
- Your trachea will be brought up and attached to this hole.
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World English Dictionary
| trachea (trəˈkiːə) | |
| —n , pl -cheae | |
| 1. | anatomy, zoology Nontechnical name: windpipe the membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi |
| 2. | any of the tubes in insects and related animals that convey air from the spiracles to the tissues |
| 3. | botany vessel another name for tracheid |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, from Greek trakheia, shortened from (artēria) trakheia rough (artery), from trakhus rough] | |
| tra'cheal | |
| —adj | |
| tra'cheate | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
trachea
c.1400, from M.L. trachea (c.1255), as in trachea arteria, from L.L. trachia (c.400), from Gk. trakheia, in trakheia arteria "windpipe," lit. "rough artery" (so called from the rings of cartilage that form the trachea), from fem. of trakhys "rough." See artery for connection
EXPANDwith windpipe in Gk. science. Tracheotomy (1726) coined 1718 by Ger. surgeon Lorenz Heister (1683-1758) from Gk. -tomia "a cutting of," from tome "a cutting."
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Medical Dictionary
trachea tra·che·a (trā'kē-ə)
n. pl. tra·che·as or tra·che·ae (-kē-ē')
The airway that extends from the larynx into the thorax where it divides into the right and left bronchi. It is composed of thin incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage connected by a membrane called the annular ligament. Also called windpipe.
tra'che·al adj.
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Science Dictionary
| trachea (trā'kē-ə) Pronunciation Key
Plural tracheae (trā'kē-ē') or tracheas
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Cultural Dictionary
trachea [(tray-kee-uh)]The tube connecting the mouth to the bronchial tubes that carries air to the lungs; the windpipe.
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