trachea [tracheatracheae] BrE [trəˈkiːə] NAmE [ˈtreɪkiə] noun (pl. trach·easor trach·eaeBrE [trəˈkiːiː] ; NAmE [ˈtreɪkiːiː] )(anatomy) the tube in the throat that carries air to the lungs Syn: ↑windpipe
Word Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from late Latin trachia, from Greek trakheia (artēria) ‘rough (artery)’, from trakhus ‘rough’.