tracheal

American  

[trey-kee-uhl, truh-kee-uhl] / ˈtreɪ ki əl, trəˈki əl /

adjective

1. Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or connected with the trachea or tracheae.

2. Botany. of the nature of or composed of tracheae or vessels.

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Other Word Forms

• posttracheal adjective
• pretracheal adjective
• transtracheal adjective

Etymology

Origin of tracheal

First recorded in 1700–10; trache(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

His family alleged in a 2018 lawsuit that the 67-year-old grandfather had died a year earlier as the result of neglect after his tracheal tube became disconnected.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

A sudden throat tear, known medically as a "spontaneous tracheal perforation" is rare and can be potentially life-threatening.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

These “anthrobots,” no bigger than poppy seeds, consist of human tracheal cells cultured in a 3D scaffolding to form spheres.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2023

They found that the cells in the fruit fly's tracheal system are connected to the extracellular matrix by the proteins Dumpy and Piopio.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

In Dacetum, one of the Scolopendridae, there is no pocket-like infolding, the small tracheal tubes opening direct to the exterior on a large subcircular plate where their apertures fuse to form a complicated network.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various