trachea

[ UK /tɹɐkˈi‍ə/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹeɪkiə/ ]
NOUN
  1. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
  2. one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
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How To Use trachea In A Sentence

  • This is a hospital test where a narrow tube with a light and lens on the end is passed down the trachea and into the lung.
  • Five steps up the dirt path, my trachea crumpled, my vertebrae fused, and the small muscles in my back revolted and spasmed.
  • Xylem vessels, the vascular tubes responsible for water transport throughout the plant, are formed by tracheary elements.
  • Aileron: the scale covering the base of primaries in some insects; see tegulae in Diptera = alula and squama, q.v. Air-sacs or vesicles: pouch-like expansions of tracheal tubes in heavy insects, capable of inflation and supposed to lessen specific gravity. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Blind or tactile techniques using the stylet to facilitate tracheal intubation have been previously described.
  • Sarcoma and carcinoma of the thyroid when perforating the trachea may become pedunculated. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • One of the main reasons for treating patients in an intensive care unit is that they need ventilatory support, usually by sedation and endotracheal intubation.
  • The discharge chamber passes after the trachea to the wet air drum.
  • We also have observed graniferous tracheary elements in Arceuthobium.
  • The major risk factor is the presence of endotracheal and/or gastric tubes within the nares.
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