trachea

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trachea, “windpipe”)

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Noun [edit]

trachea (plural tracheas or tracheae or tracheæ)

  1. (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.
  2. (botany, dated) xylem vessel
  3. (entomology) the respiratory system of insects

Synonyms [edit]

  • (tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi): windpipe
  • (xylem vessel): vessel

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from trachea

Translations [edit]

thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi

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Italian [edit]

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Noun [edit]

trachea f (plural trachee)

  1. (anatomy) trachea, windpipe
  2. (botany) trachea

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