trachea

• Существительное, обозначающее перепончатую трубку, укреплённую хрящевыми кольцами, которая проводит воздух от гортани к бронхам у позвоночных, или одну из дыхательных трубочек у насекомых и многих паукообразных.

A noun referring to a membranous tube reinforced with cartilaginous rings that carries air from the larynx to the bronchi in vertebrates, or one of the respiratory tubules in insects and many arachnids.

1. WindpipeB2formalmedical

   A membranous tube reinforced with cartilaginous rings that carries air from the larynx down to the bronchi in the lungs.

   Трахея

   • The surgeon carefully examined the patient's trachea during the procedure.
   • Air passes through the trachea on its way to the lungs.
   • A blockage in the trachea can cause severe breathing difficulties.

   Synonymswindpipe

2. Insect respiratory tubeC1formalscientific

   One of the many fine, branching tubules that form the respiratory system in most insects and many arachnids, delivering oxygen directly to tissues.

   Трахея (насекомых)

   • Insects breathe through a network of tracheae that open to the outside via spiracles.
   • The tracheal system in grasshoppers is highly efficient for oxygen transport.
   • Arachnids like spiders also possess tracheae for respiration.