trachea

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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o tubo membranoso reforçado por anéis cartilaginosos que conduz o ar da laringe aos brônquios nos vertebrados; também designa um dos tubos respiratórios dos insetos e de muitos aracnídeos.

1. Windpipe B2 formal medical

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

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Traqueia

   Sinônimos: windpipe

2. Insect respiratory tube C1 formal scientific

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

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Traqueia (insetos)

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• trachea's possessive singular form