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trache/o

Word root Medical Terminology

Trachea (windpipe).

Example: tracheostomy (opening into the trachea)

Sources

Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 23 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with trache/o

tracheaThe windpipe: a tube of cartilage rings that carries air from the larynx to the bronchi.

Related terms

tracheaThe windpipe: a tube of cartilage rings that carries air from the larynx to the bronchi.
therm/oHeat or temperature.
thorac/oChest.
thromb/oBlood clot.
thyr/o, thyroid/oThyroid gland.
tympan/o, myring/oEardrum (tympanic membrane).
ur/o, urin/oUrine or the urinary tract.
ureter/oUreter, the tube that carries urine from a kidney to the bladder.
urethr/oUrethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.

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