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trachea

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trachea /ˈtreɪkijə/ Brit /trəˈkiːjə/ noun
plural tracheae /-kiˌiː/ Brit /-ˈkiːji/ /ˈtreɪkiˌiː/ or tracheas
trachea
/ˈtreɪkijə/ Brit /trəˈkiːjə/
noun
plural tracheae /-kiˌiː/ Brit /-ˈkiːji/ /ˈtreɪkiˌiː/ or tracheas
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRACHEA
[count] medical
: a long tube in your neck and chest that carries air into and out of your lungs
— called also windpipe

— tracheal

/ˈtreɪkijəl/ adjective