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Definitions for Trachea
[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) .
[4] anatomy zoology the membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi Nontechnical name: windpipe
[5] any of the tubes in insects and related animals that convey air from the spiracles to the tissues
[6] botany another name for vessel (def. 5), tracheid
Words related to Trachea
esophagus, larynx, gullet, maw, passage, gorge, pharynx, windpipe, thorax, fauces
Words nearby Trachea
traceried, tracery, traces, traceur, trache-, trachea, tracheal, tracheal cartilage, tracheal muscle, tracheal ring, tracheal tube
Origin of Trachea
1350–1400; Middle English trache < Medieval Latin trāchēa, for Late Latin trāchīa < Greek trācheîa, short for artēría trācheîa rough artery, i.e., windpipe
Other words from Trachea
tra′ che•al adj.
Word origin for Trachea
C16: from Medieval Latin, from Greek trakheia , shortened from (artēria ) trakheia rough (artery), from trakhus rough
Synonyms for Trachea
esophagus, larynx, fauces, gorge, gullet, maw, passage, pharynx, thorax, windpipe