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English word trachea comes from Ancient Greek τραχύς, and later Latin trachia ((anatomy) The windpipe, trachea.)

τραχύς (Ancient Greek)

trachia (Latin)

(anatomy) The windpipe, trachea.

trachea (English)

(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.. (botany, dated) xylem vessel. (entomology) The respiratory system of insects.

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