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Meaning of WINDPIPE

Pronunciation:  'wind`pIp

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
 

WINDPIPE is a 8 letter word that starts with W.

 

 Synonyms: trachea
 
 See Also: cartilaginous tube, cervix, epiglottis, neck, upper respiratory tract

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wind"pipe`\, n. (Anat.)
The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the
trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under {Lung}.

 

 

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