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Webster 1913 Edition

Trachea

Tra′che-a

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Tracheae
(#)
.
[NL.,from L.
trachia
, Gr.
τραχεῖα
(sc. [GREEK] windpipe), from [GREEK] rough, rugged: cf. F.
trachée
.]
1.
(Anat.)
The windpipe. See Illust. of
Lung
.
2.
(Zool.)
One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
3.
(Bot.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Trachea

TRA'CHEA

,
Noun.
[Low L. from Gr. rough.] In anatomy, the windpipe.

Definition 2024

Trachea

Trachea

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German

Noun

Trachea (Plural: Trachae)

  1. trachea

trachea

trachea

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English

Noun

trachea ‎(plural tracheas or tracheae or tracheæ)

  1. (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.
  2. patlat standards
  3. (botany, dated) xylem vessel
  4. (entomology) the respiratory system of insects

Synonyms

  • (tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi): windpipe
  • (xylem vessel): vessel

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin trachia ‎(“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ‎(trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς ‎(trakhús, “rugged, rough”).

Noun

trachea f ‎(plural trachee)

  1. (anatomy) trachea, windpipe
  2. (botany) trachea

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Noun

trachea f (plural tracheas)

  1. Obsolete form of traqueia.

Etymology

From Latin trachia ‎(“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ‎(trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς ‎(trakhús, “rugged, rough”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /trəˈki.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtreiki.ə/

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