trachea

trachea
noun (plural tracheae; also -cheas or -chea) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin trachia, from Greek tracheia (artēria) rough (artery), from feminine of trachys rough Date: 14th century 1. the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and from the lungs in vertebrates 2. [New Latin, from Medieval Latin] vessel 3b; also one of its constituent cellular elements 3. [New Latin] one of the air-conveying tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many other arthropods • tracheal adjective

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  • Trachea — is a common term for an airway through which respiratory air passes in organisms. Trachea may refer to:* Vertebrate trachea, in terrestrial vertebrates, such as birds and mammals * Invertebrate trachea, in terrestrial invertebrates, such as… …   Wikipedia

  • trachea — (n.) c.1400, from M.L. trachea (mid 13c.), as in trachea arteria, from L.L. trachia (c.400), from Gk. trakheia, in trakheia arteria windpipe, lit. rough artery (so called from the rings of cartilage that form the trachea), from fem. of trakhys… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Trachea — (Plural Tracheen) ist: der anatomische Fachausdruck für die Luftröhre der landlebenden Wirbeltiere, siehe Luftröhre ein Röhrchen des Atmungsapparats der Insekten und Spinnen, siehe Trachee (Wirbellose) ein verlängerter Zelltyp des Xylems bei… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • trachea — [trā′kē ə; ] chiefly Brit [ trə kē′ə] n. pl. tracheae [trā′kēē΄] or tracheas [ME trache < ML trachea < LL trachia, windpipe < Gr tracheia (arteria), rough (windpipe) < trachys, rough, akin to thrassein, to confuse < IE base * dher …   English World dictionary

  • Trachea — Tra che*a, n.; pl. {Trache[ae]}. [NL.,from L. trachia, Gr. trachei^a (sc. ? windpipe), from ? rough, rugged: cf. F. trach[ e]e.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of {Lung}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the respiratory… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trachēa [1] — Trachēa, 1) (T. Kilikia, Tracheōtis), so v.w. Rauhes Kilikien, s. Kilikien; 2) so v.w. Seleukia 6) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Trachēa [2] — Trachēa, 1) (Anat.), so v.w. Luftröhre; 2) (Bot.), so v.w. Schraubengefäße 2) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Trachēa [3] — Trachēa, Gattung aus der Schmetterlingsfamilie Eulen; Rückenkamm getheilt, Vorderflügel herabhängend, Verwandlung unter der Erde, Raupe auf dem Rücken breit gestreift; Arten: T. atriplicis, braungrau mit zwei lilaen Querbinden auf den… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Trachēa — (lat.), die Luftröhre …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Trachĕa — Trachĕa, s. Eulen, S. 161 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Trachea — Trachēa (grch.), die Luftröhre …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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