Definition of trachea

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Trachea (n.) 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..

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Croup :: Croup (n.) An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria..
Insecta :: Insecta (n. pl.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheae, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n..
Artery :: Artery (n.) The trachea or windpipe.
Tracheate :: Tracheate (n.) Any arthropod having tracheae; one of the Tracheata.
Throttle :: Throttle (n.) The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand..
Tracheary :: Tracheary (n.) One of the Trachearia.
Trachea :: Trachea (n.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
Tracheobranchia :: Tracheobranchia (n.) One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to those of other insects.
Tracheal :: Tracheal (a.) Of or pertaining to the trachea; like a trachea.
Bronchia :: Bronchia (n. pl.) The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi..
Air Vessel :: Air vessel () A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheae, of plants spiral vessels..
Prototracheata :: Prototracheata (n. pl.) Same as Malacopoda.
Trachea :: Trachea (n.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.
Larynx :: Larynx (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis..
Peritracheal :: Peritracheal (a.) Surrounding the tracheae.
Tracheitis :: Tracheitis (n.) Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe..
Tracheata :: Tracheata (n.pl.) An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those which breathe by tracheae, as distinguished from Crustacea, which breathe by means of branchiae..
Bronchus :: Bronchus (n.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.
Glottis :: Glottis (n.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.
Tracheocele :: Tracheocele (n.) A tumor containing air and communicating with the trachea.
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