Definition of trachea Trachea

/tɹejˈkiʌ/ - [treykeeu] - tra•che•a

We found 11 definitions of trachea from 6 different sources.

What does trachea mean?

Noun Plural: tracheas
trachea - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
		windpipe
		cartilaginous tube a duct with cartilaginous walls
		upper respiratory tract the nose and throat and trachea
		cervix, neck necklike opening to the uterus
trachea - one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
		tubule a small tube
		respiratory system, systema respiratorium the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing

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trachea (Noun)
A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.
trachea (Noun)
xylem vessel.
trachea (Noun)
The respiratory system of insects.

trachea (n.)
The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.
trachea (n.)
One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
trachea (n.)
One of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.

trachea
tra-kē′a, n. that part of the air-passages which lies between the larynx and the bronchi:—pl. Trachē′æ.—adjs. Trā′chēal, pertaining to the trachea; Trā′chēan, having tracheæ.—n.pl. Trāchēā′ria, the tracheate arachnidans.—adjs. Trāchēā′rian, pertaining to the tracheate arachnidans; Tra′chēāry, pertaining to the trachea; Trā′chēāte, -d, having a trachea.—ns. Trāchench′yma, tracheary tissue; Trāchēōbranch′ia, a breathing-organ of certain aquatic insect larvæ.—adj. Trāchēōbronch′ial, pertaining to the trachea and the bronchi.—n. Trāchē′ōcēle, an enlargement of the thyroid gland.—adj. Trāchēōscop′ic, pertaining to tracheoscopy.—ns. Trāchē′ōscopist, one who practises tracheoscopy; Trāchē′ōscōpy, the inspection of the trachea; Trā′cheotome, a knife used in tracheotomy; Trāchēot′ōmist, one who practices tracheotomy; Trācheot′omy, the operation of making an opening in the trachea; Trāchī′tis, Trachēī′tis, inflammation of the trachea. [L. trachīa—Gr. trachys, tracheia, rough.]