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Trachea
Pronunciation
Definition 1
The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called windpipe. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The fibrocartilaginous, mucous-lined tube passing from the larynx to the bronchi. (NCI Thesaurus)
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