windpipe
n. trachea, tube in the throat used for breathing | ||||
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Windpipe Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Windpipe
(n.)
The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.
(n.)
The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.
| WordNet 2.0 |
windpipe
Noun
1. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
(synonym) trachea
(hypernym) cartilaginous tube
(part-holonym) upper respiratory tract
(part-meronym) epiglottis
Noun
1. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
(synonym) trachea
(hypernym) cartilaginous tube
(part-holonym) upper respiratory tract
(part-meronym) epiglottis
| hEnglish - advanced version |
windpipe
windpipe
\wind"pipe`\ (?), n. (anat.) the passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. see illust. under lung.
windpipe
n : membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: trachea]
windpipe
\wind"pipe`\ (?), n. (anat.) the passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. see illust. under lung.
windpipe
n : membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: trachea]
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Brefant
Brefant = n. a windpipe
Brefant = n. a windpipe
Breuant
Breuant = n. a windpipe
Windpipe Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
windpipe
The airway that leads from the larynx to the lungs. Also called the trachea.
The airway that leads from the larynx to the lungs. Also called the trachea.
Windpipe Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Vertebrate trachea
The trachea, or windpipe, is a tube that has an inner diameter of about 20-25 mm and a length of about 10-16cm. It extends from the larynx to the primary (main) bronchi in mammals, and from the pharynx to the syrinx in birds, allowing the passage of air to the lungs. It is lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium cells with mucosae goblet cells which produce mucus. This lines the cells of the trachea to trap inhaled foreign particles which the cilia then waft upwards towards the larynx and then the pharynx where it can then be swallowed into the stomach.
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