trachea

  • 11Trachea — Trachēa (grch.), die Luftröhre …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12Trachea — Trachea, Luftröhre, der Luftzufuhr dienendes Verbindungsrohr zwischen Larynx und Lunge bei den luftatmenden Wirbeltieren. Die von Flimmerepithel ausgekleidete T. wird von Knorpelspangen gestützt …

    Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • 13TRACHEA — seu TRACHIA, tota Isauria apud Strabonem dicitur, teste Steph …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 14trachea — ► NOUN (pl. tracheae or tracheas) Anatomy ▪ the tube conveying air between the larynx and the bronchial tubes; the windpipe. DERIVATIVES tracheal adjective. ORIGIN from Greek trakheia art ria rough artery …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15trachea — /tray kee euh/ or, esp. Brit., /treuh kee euh/, n., pl. tracheae /tray kee ee / or, esp. Brit., /treuh kee ee/, tracheas. 1. Anat., Zool. the tube in humans and other air breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as… …

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  • 16Trachea — The trachea is a tube like portion of the breathing or "respiratory" tract that connects the "voice box" (larynx) with the bronchial parts of the lungs. The trachea is also called the "windpipe." * * * The air tube… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 17trachea — UK [trəˈkiːə] / US [ˈtreɪkɪə] noun [countable] Word forms trachea : singular trachea plural tracheas medical the tube at the back of your throat that air travels down. A less technical word is windpipe …

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  • 18trachea —   n. (pl. cheae ) windpipe.    ♦ tracheitis, n. inflammation of trachea.    ♦ tracheotomy,   n. making of incision into trachea.    ♦ tracheal,    ♦ tracheary, a …

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  • 19trachea — n.; pl. tracheae [L. trachia, windpipe] 1. The windpipe. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) For Arachnida, see tube trachae, sieve trachea. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The larger tubes of the respiratory system, lined with taenidia, opening to the outside …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 20Trachea — Luftröhre * * * Tra|chea 〈[ xe:a] f.; , che|en [ xe:ən]; Anat.〉 = Luftröhre [lat. <grch. tracheia „Luftröhre“] * * * Tra|chea [auch: traxea], die; , …een [zu griech. tracheĩa, w. Form von: trachýs = rau, nach dem Aussehen] (Med.): Luftröhre. * …

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