tracheal
adj/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/
Etymology From trachea + -al.
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Relational Of or pertaining to the trachea.
- When an allergic reaction caused Jack's throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.
- Derived terms
- aortotracheal, apotracheal, bronchotracheal, cricotracheal, endotracheal, epitracheal, esophagotracheal, extratracheal, intertracheal, intratracheal, laryngotracheal, midtracheal, nasotracheal, nontracheal, orotracheal, paratracheal, peritracheal, pharyngotracheal, pretracheal, retrotracheal, sternotracheal, tracheally, transtracheal