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trachea
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
Synonyms Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)The natural anatomical and physiological defensive features of the upper respiratory_tract , such_as the turbinates of the nose and the cilia of the trachea and larger bronchi , are capable of impinging out the larger particles to which we are ordinarily exposed in our daily existence . |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
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