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trachea

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/tɹəˈkiː.ə/
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/tɹəˈkiː.ə/ · /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/

Definition of trachea

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
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noun

  1. A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
  2. (dated)The xylem vessel.
  3. One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).

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