Definitions for tracheaˈtreɪ ki ə; -kiˌi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tra•che•aˈtreɪ ki ə; -kiˌi(n.)(pl.)-che•ae; -che•as.
(in air-breathing vertebrates) a tube that extends from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passageway of air to and from the lungs; windpipe.
Category: Anatomy
(in insects and certain other invertebrates) any of a network of air-conveying tubules throughout the body.
Category: Entomology
Category: Botany
Ref: vessel (def. 4). 5
Origin of trachea:
1350–1400; ME trache < ML trāchēa, for LL trāchīa < Gk trācheîa, short for artēría trācheîa rough artery, i.e., windpipe
Princeton's WordNet
trachea, windpipe(noun)
membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
trachea(noun)
one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
Wiktionary
trachea(Noun)
A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.
Origin: From trachia, from τραχεῖα
Webster Dictionary
Trachea(noun)
the windpipe. See Illust. of Lung
Trachea(noun)
one of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids
Trachea(noun)
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
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Trachea
The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.
Translations for trachea
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
windpipe(noun)
the passage for air between mouth and lungs.
- windpyp, lugpypAfrikaans
- قَصَبَةٌ هَوائِيَّهArabic
- трахеяBulgarian
- traqueiaPortuguese (BR)
- průdušniceCzech
- die LuftröhreGerman
- luftrørDanish
- αναπνευστική οδόςGreek
- tráqueaSpanish
- hingetoruEstonian
- ناىFarsi
- henkitorviFinnish
- trachéeFrench
- קְנֶה הַנשִימָהHebrew
- श्वासनलीHindi
- dušnikCroatian
- légcsőHungarian
- kerongkongan, batang tenggorokanIndonesian
- barki,öndunarvegurIcelandic
- tracheaItalian
- 気管Japanese
- 기관(氣管)Korean
- trachėjaLithuanian
- elpvadsLatvian
- salur udaraMalay
- luchtpijpDutch
- luftrørNorwegian
- tchawicaPolish
- ناىPersian
- سره غاړه، وچه مرۍ، قصبته الريهPashto
- traqueiaPortuguese
- traheeRomanian
- дыхательное горлоRussian
- priedušnicaSlovak
- sapnikSlovenian
- dušnikSerbian
- luftstrupe, luftrörSwedish
- หลอดลมThai
- nefes borusuTurkish
- 氣管Chinese (Trad.)
- дихальне горлоUkrainian
- سانس کی نلکیUrdu
- khí quảnVietnamese
- 气管Chinese (Simp.)
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