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Etymology
Origin of tracheal
Explanation
Anything tracheal has something to do with the trachea, or windpipe. A tracheal obstruction makes it hard to breathe. All tracheal things relate to the tube that connects your larynx to your two primary bronchi, just before your lungs. When doctors need to intervene to help a patient breathe, they'll frequently do a tracheal intubation, inserting a tube into the trachea to keep the airway open. The Greek root of tracheal is trakheia, "rough," which describes the cartilage rings that form the trachea.
Example Sentences
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Instead of lungs, insects rely on a network of air-filled tubes called a tracheal system.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
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
Gumuskaya put individual tracheal cells in a 3D scaffolding, made from rat tissue, which resembles the environment in the human trachea.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 29, 2023
Respiratory organs tracheal, opening by a pair of spiracles in the prosoma above the base of the fifth appendage on each side.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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