trachea

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Froth like that of soap-suds in the trachea is an indication of a vital act, and must not be mistaken for the tenacious mucus of bronchitis.

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  1. noun Anatomy A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. Also called windpipe.
  2. noun Zoology One of the internal respiratory tubes of insects and some other terrestrial arthropods.
  3. noun Botany One of the tubular conductive vessels in the xylem of vascular plants.

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  • She regrew her own trachea, and 72 hours later it was implanted. —  Juan Enriquez shares mindboggling science
  • It was easier, after that, to go downtown Not only has his throat been cut literally from ear to ear practically excising his head from his neck, not only was the rip strong and deep enough to sever the carotid, the jugular, and the trachea -- we're talking someone with heavy-duty power! —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 04-05 - October-November 1999
  • The muscles in relation to the trachea are the sterno-hyoid and sterno-thyroid of each side. —  A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
  • But at twenty-four the east wind does not penetrate deep, the trachea is all but invulnerable, and the left shoulder knows no twinges Arthur arrived at the cold, cheerless village of Bowes with a red nose, but with eager hopes. —  The Bertrams
  • The inspection of the walls of the trachea is accomplished by weaving from side to side and, if necessary, up and down; the head being deflected as required during the search of the passages, so that the larynx be not made the fulcrum in the lever-like action FIG. —  Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
 

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  1. Middle English trache, from Medieval Latin trāchēa, from Late Latin trāchīa, from Greek (artēria) trākheia, rough (artery), trachea (as opposed to the smooth vessels that carried blood and not air), feminine of trākhus, rough.

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  1. New Latin, from Late Latin *trachēa, trachīa, from Greek τραχεῖα, the windpipe; properly τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (Latin arteria aspera), literally ‘rough artery,’ so called with reference to the rings of gristle; feminine of τραχύς, rough, rugged, harsh.
 

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