Trachea

tra-kē′a, n. that part of the air-pa ages 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 ti ue; 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.]