peritracheal

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adjective

Surrounding the tracheae.

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

adjectiveperitracheal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomySurrounding the tracheae.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  6. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  7. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  8. Late Latintrāchīa
  9. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  10. Englishtrachea
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishtracheal
  14. Englishperitracheal

From peri- + tracheal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peritracheal

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Cite this entry
APA

peritracheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritracheal

MLA

“peritracheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritracheal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peritracheal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritracheal.

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