retrotracheal

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adjective

At the back of the trachea.

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

adjectiveretrotracheal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt the back of the trachea.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  8. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  9. Late Latintrāchīa
  10. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  11. Englishtrachea
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishtracheal
  15. Englishretrotracheal

From retro- + tracheal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retrotracheal

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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