| Pronunciation: | | 'wind`pIp
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi |
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WINDPIPE is a 8 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | trachea |
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| | See Also: | | cartilaginous tube, cervix, epiglottis, neck, upper respiratory tract |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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