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τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîa, rough) +‎ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā, windpipe, artery).

Since windpipe (trachea) is the original meaning of ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā),[1] it can be assumed that the term τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία developed later as a result of semantic specialization.

Noun

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τραχεῖα ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trakheîa artēríāf (genitive τραχεια ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. windpipe, trachea
    Synonyms: ἀρτηρία (artēría), βρόγχος (brónkhos), γαργαρεών (gargareṓn)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Late Latin: trāchīa (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Farnebo, Lars-Ove (2023-06-02), chapter 4, in On the Greek Physician Praxagoras from Kos and the Development of Medicαl Thinking in Antiquity (Thesis), Lund University, page 19