trachea

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
2. (dated) The xylem vessel.
3. One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

Sinonieme

windpipe

larynx

air pipe

throat

wind pipe

respiratory tract

wind-pipe

wood vessel

gas hose

Rhizoma Paridis

polyphylla

Adam’s apple

Paris Rhizome

breath

neck

Vertalings

trachea

trachée

tráquea

Luftröhre

traqueia

τραχεία

tràquea

luchtpijp

Trachea

رغامى

traquéia

trachee

trachea

Trachee

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɹəˈkiː.ə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: -

In summary

From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).