trache/o
trachea, windpipe
From Greek tracheia, rough, from arteria tracheia, rough artery
Meaning
What does trache/o mean?
trache/o is a root meaning trachea, windpipe. It comes from Greek tracheia, rough, from arteria tracheia, rough artery.
Inside words it is spelled trache.
Tracheotomy is the cut into the trachea; tracheostomy is the opening it leaves, often with a tube in place.
In real words
Medical words with trache/o
surgery to make an opening (stoma) into the windpipe; the opening itself is also called a tracheostomy
a surgical cut into the trachea, usually made when the upper airway is blocked
inflammation of the trachea (windpipe)
placed within the trachea, as an endotracheal tube that keeps the airway open
tracheomalacia
weak, floppy cartilage in the windpipe that lets its walls collapse during breathing
narrowing of the trachea (windpipe)
Sources
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 4.1 – Introduction to the Respiratory System – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- Guide to Common Medical Terminology
- TRACHEO- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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