intertracheal

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adjective

Within the trachea

OriginEnglish tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa →
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Meanings

adjectiveintertracheal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithin the trachea

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  10. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  11. Late Latintrāchīa
  12. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  13. Englishtrachea
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishtracheal
  17. Englishintertracheal

From inter- + tracheal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intertracheal

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APA

intertracheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertracheal

MLA

“intertracheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertracheal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertracheal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertracheal.

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