| trachea |
windpipe, main air passage which leads to the lungs
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| tracheoesophageal puncture |
A small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the trachea but lets air into the esophagus for esophageal speech.
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| tracheostomy |
Surgery to create an opening (stoma) into the windpipe. The opening itself may also be called a tracheostomy.
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| trachoma |
a persistent, contagious form of conjunctivitis that can lead to complications such as blindness if untreated
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| trachea |
the tube running from the larynx (the voice box) down the neck and into the upper part of the chest, where it divides to form the two bronchi of the lungs; commonly called the windpipe
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