Definitions for trachealˈtreɪ ki əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tra•che•alˈtreɪ ki əl(adj.)

  1. pertaining to or connected with the trachea or tracheae.

    Category: Anatomy, Zoology

  2. of the nature of or composed of tracheae or vessels in plants.

    Category: Botany

Origin of tracheal:

1700–10

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tracheal(adj)

    relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea

Wiktionary

  1. tracheal(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the trachea.

    When an allergic reaction caused his throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tracheal(adj)

    of or pertaining to the trachea; like a trachea


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