windpipe
noun[C]
uk/ˈwɪnd.paɪp/us/ˈwɪnd.paɪp/thetubein thebodythatcarriesairthat has beenbreathedin from theupperend of thethroatto thelungs:
气管Shecoughedandchokedwhen apieceoffoodwent down her windpipe.气管里进了一点食物,呛得她直咳嗽。
Synonym
trachea
The mouth & throat
- -throated
- adenoid
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccal
- buccinator
- gummy
- labiodental
- laryngeal
- larynx
- lingual
- mandibular
- maxillofacial
- tensor veli palatini muscle
- trachea
- uvula
- uvular
- velum
- vocal cords
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Animal physiology: the respiratory system