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Trachea   /trˈeɪkiə/   Listen
Trachea

noun
(pl. tracheae)
1.
Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi.  Synonym: windpipe.
2.
One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids.



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"Trachea" Quotes from Famous Books



... Galen's experiment of dividing the trachea of a living dog, forcibly distending the lungs with a pair of bellows, and then tying the trachea securely, he will find, when he has laid open the thorax, abundance of air in the lungs, even to their extreme investing tunic, but none in either ...
— The Harvard Classics Volume 38 - Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) • Various


Words linked to "Trachea" :   tubule, neck, windpipe, respiratory system, cartilaginous tube, epiglottis, cervix, upper respiratory tract, systema respiratorium


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