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trache/o — Windpipe

trache/o means windpipe. Ancient Greek source words and medical terminology examples: tracheal.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Windpipe

• Ancient Greek: τραχεῖα (tracheia)

Examples and word parts

tracheal

Relating to the airway between the larynx and bronchi.

Word parts: trache (windpipe) + -al (relating to)

Recorded forms: trache-, tracheo-

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