Meanings
adjectiveepitracheal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyAbove the trachea
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
- Englishepi-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
- Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
- Late Latintrāchīa
- Medieval Latintrāchēa
- Englishtrachea
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishtracheal
- Englishepitracheal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with epitracheal
trachealbrachialendotrachealintratrachealaortotrachealapotrachealbronchotrachealcricotrachealesophagotrachealextratrachealintertracheallaryngotrachealmidtrachealnasotrachealnontrachealorotrachealparatrachealperitrachealpharyngotrachealpretrachealrachialretrotrachealtranstracheal
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
epitracheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitracheal
MLA
“epitracheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitracheal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epitracheal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitracheal.
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