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TRACHEA
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Irregular inflected form: tracheae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trachea" is a kind of...):
cartilaginous tube (a duct with cartilaginous walls)
Meronyms (parts of "trachea"):
epiglottis (a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing)
Holonyms ("trachea" is a part of...):
upper respiratory tract (the nose and throat and trachea)
cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)
Derivation:
tracheal (relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("trachea" is a kind of...):
tubule (a small tube)
Holonyms ("trachea" is a part of...):
respiratory system; systema respiratorium (the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing)
Derivation:
tracheal (relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea)
Context examples:
The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach).
(Pharynx, NCI Dictionary)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the trachea.
(Benign Tracheal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Removal of tissue from the trachea for microscopic examination.
(Biopsy of Trachea, NCI Thesaurus)
A hollow tube that starts posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity and ends superior to the trachea and esophagus.
(Pharynx, NCI Thesaurus)
A cartilage ring around the trachea below the thyroid cartilage.
(Cricoid Cartilage, NCI Thesaurus)
A fibrous band at the midline linking the first ring of the trachea with the cricoid cartilage.
(Cricotracheal Ligament, NCI Thesaurus)
Bronchi-The larger air passages of the lungs arising from the terminal bifurcation of the trachea.
(Murine Trachea and Bronchus, DEA-DEAIS)
A condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs and interference with the respiration by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.
(Choking, NCI Thesaurus)
A lymph node located adjacent to the trachea within the mediastinum.
(Paratracheal Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)
A ridge at the base of the trachea (windpipe) that separates the openings of the right and left main bronchi (the large air passages that lead from the trachea to the lungs)
(Carina, NCI Dictionary)
