Windpipe
81bronchus — [ brɒŋkəs] noun (plural bronchi kʌɪ) any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe. Origin C17: from late L., from Gk bronkhos windpipe …
82trachea — tra•che•a [[t]ˈtreɪ ki ə[/t]] n. pl. che•ae [[t] kiˌi[/t]] che•as 1) anat. (in air breathing vertebrates) a tube that extends from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passageway of air to and from the lungs; windpipe 2) ent (in… …
83trachea — /trəˈkiə / (say truh keeuh) noun (plural tracheas or tracheae /trəˈkii / (say truh keeee)) 1. (in air breathing vertebrates) the tube extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the… …
84λαρυγγοτομεῖ — λαρυγγοτομέω cut open the windpipe pres ind mp 2nd sg (attic epic doric ionic) λαρυγγοτομέω cut open the windpipe pres ind act 3rd sg (attic epic doric ionic) …
85bronchus — ► NOUN (pl. bronchi) ▪ any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe. ORIGIN Greek bronkhos windpipe …
86artery — [14] Artery is a direct borrowing from Latin artēria, which in turn came from Greek artēria. This appears to have been based on the root *ar ‘lift’. A parallel formation is thus aorta ‘main coronary artery’ [16], which comes from Greek aortē, a… …
87bronchus — [bräŋ′kəs] n. pl. bronchi [bräŋ′kī΄] [ModL < Gr bronchos, windpipe] any of the major air passageways of the lungs; esp., either of the two main branches of the trachea, or windpipe: see LUNG …
88Heimlich maneuver — ☆ Heimlich maneuver [hīm′lik ] n. [after H. J. Heimlich (1920 ), U.S. surgeon] an emergency technique used to dislodge an object stuck in the windpipe: air is forced up the windpipe by applying sudden, sharp pressure to the abdomen just below the …
89bronchus — n. (pl. bronchi) any of the major air passages of the lungs, esp. either of the two main divisions of the windpipe. Etymology: LL f. Gk brogkhos windpipe …
90choke — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. hinder or impede the breathing of (a person or animal) esp. by constricting the windpipe or (of gas, smoke, etc.) by being unbreathable. 2 intr. suffer a hindrance or stoppage of breath. 3 tr. & intr. make or become speechless …
