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Word: Trachea
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from late Latin trachia, from Greek trakheia (artēria) ‘rough (artery)’, from trakhus ‘rough’
trəˈkiːə
ˈtreɪkɪə
a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
Short Definition:large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from larynx to bronchial tubes and conveying air to
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