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Trachea

noun

(pl. tracheae)

Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi. Synonym: windpipe.

One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids.

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... developed, the thorax and abdomen become distended with gas, and the epidermis peels off. The muscles then become pulpy, and assume a dark greenish colour, the whole body at length becoming changed into a soft, semi-fluid mass. The organ first showing the putrefactive change is the trachea; that which resists putrefaction longest is the uterus. These putrefactive changes are modified by the fat or lean condition of the body, the temperature (putrefaction taking place more rapidly in summer than in winter), access of air, ...

— Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology • W. G. Aitchison Robertson

Words linked to "Trachea" : epiglottis, upper respiratory tract, neck, systema respiratorium, tubule, cervix, respiratory system, cartilaginous tube