Trachea

[trə'kiːə;'treɪkɪə] or ['trekɪə]

Definition

(noun.) membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi.

(noun.) one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids.

Edited by Gertrude--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.

(n.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.

(n.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.

Editor: Priscilla

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Anat.) Windpipe, weasand.

Edited by Faye

Definition

n. that part of the air-passages which lies between the larynx and the bronchi:—pl. Trachē′?/span>.—adjs. Trā′chēal pertaining to the trachea; Trā′chēan having trache?—n.pl. Trāchēā′ria the tracheate arachnidans.—adjs. Trāchēā′rian pertaining to the tracheate arachnidans; Tra′chēāry pertaining to the trachea; Trā′chēāte -d having a trachea.—ns. Trāchench′yma tracheary tissue; Trāchēōbranch′ia a breathing-organ of certain aquatic insect larv?—adj. Trāchēōbronch′ial pertaining to the trachea and the bronchi.—n. Trāchē′ōcēle an enlargement of the thyroid gland.—adj. Trāchēōscop′ic pertaining to tracheoscopy.—ns. Trāchē′ōscopist one who practises tracheoscopy; Trāchē′ōscōpy the inspection of the trachea; Trā′cheotome a knife used in tracheotomy; Trāchēot′ōmist one who practices tracheotomy; Trācheot′omy the operation of making an opening in the trachea; Trāchī′tis Trachēī′tis inflammation of the trachea.

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