cheae

  • 1Trachea — 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… …

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  • 2Trachea — 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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  • 3tracheae — tra·cheae (traґke e) [L.] plural of trachea …

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  • 4trachea —   n. (pl. cheae ) windpipe.    ♦ tracheitis, n. inflammation of trachea.    ♦ tracheotomy,   n. making of incision into trachea.    ♦ tracheal,    ♦ tracheary, a …

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