tracheal

See also: trachéal

English

Etymology

From trachea +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪkiəl

Adjective

tracheal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the trachea.

   When an allergic reaction caused Jack's throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.

Derived terms

• aortotracheal
• apotracheal
• bronchotracheal
• cricotracheal
• endotracheal
• epitracheal
• esophagotracheal
• extratracheal
• intertracheal
• intratracheal
• laryngotracheal
• midtracheal
• nasotracheal
• nontracheal
• orotracheal
• paratracheal
• peritracheal
• pharyngotracheal
• pretracheal
• retrotracheal
• tracheally
• transtracheal

Translations

relating to the trachea

• Catalan: traqueal
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氣管的 / 气管的 (zh) (qìguǎn de)

• Italian: tracheale (it)
• Manx: ahjiooghagh
• Polish: tchawicowy (pl) m
• Spanish: traqueal

References

• “tracheal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tracheal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.