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How to pronounce trachea in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms windpipe
Type of cartilaginous tube
Derivation tracheal
Type Words
Type of tubule
Derivation tracheal

Examples of trachea

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If food isn't swallowed, it can slide down the trachea instead of the esophagus.
From the stltoday.com
Today's harvestmen also possess a very similar pair of large, branching trachea.
From the newscientist.com
About three years ago, I found out he has an enlarged heart and a closed trachea.
From the washingtonpost.com
But thanks to stem cells, patients in need of a new trachea can grow their own.
From the healthland.time.com
The Cleveland Clinic's surgery also involved parts of the trachea and thyroid.
From the online.wsj.com
The advantage of the synthetic trachea is that no death or donation is needed.
From the newscientist.com
Air passing through the lungs as the bird exhales is expelled via the trachea.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In one last gasp, his lungs sucked water deep into the trachea, bronchi and beyond.
From the ocregister.com
The cancer began attacking her trachea, and doctors gave her only one year to live.
From the thestate.com
More examples
  • Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
  • One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
  • (tracheal) relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea
  • Trachea is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
  • (Tracheal) Chondrolaryngoplasty (commonly called tracheal shave) is a surgical procedure in which the thyroid cartilage is reduced in size by shaving down the cartilage through an incision in the throat, generally to aid trans women in achieving a passable female appearance, and occasionally on ...
  • A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe
  • In insects and spiders, a series of tubes that carry air directly to cells for gas exchange; in humans, the air-conducting duct that leads from the pharynx to the lungs. PICTURE 1 | PICTURE 2
  • The air passage that begins at the larynx and ends as the beginning of the principal right and left bronchi.
  • Also known as the windpipe, the largest central airway, the trachea connects the upper respiratory tract to the lower respiratory tract.