trachea

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  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.

Konzepte

Synonyme

air pipe

wind pipe

wind-pipe

wood vessel

gas hose

Rhizoma Paridis

polyphylla

Adam’s apple

Paris Rhizome

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/tɹəˈkiː.ə/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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”).

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