Meanings
adjectivetracheal (not comparable)
- not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or pertaining to the trachea.
When an allergic reaction caused Jack's throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.
Origin
- 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
Translations
Catalan traqueal
- traquealrelating to the trachea
Chinese Mandarin 氣管的 /气管的
- 氣管的 /气管的 (qìguǎn de)relating to the trachea
Italian tracheale
- trachealerelating to the trachea
Polish tchawicowy
- tchawicowyrelating to the trachea
Spanish traqueal
- traquealrelating to the trachea
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tracheal
brachialendotrachealintratrachealaortotrachealapotrachealbronchotrachealcricotrachealepitrachealesophagotrachealextratrachealintertracheallaryngotrachealmidtrachealnasotrachealnontrachealorotrachealparatrachealperitrachealpharyngotrachealpretrachealrachialretrotrachealtranstracheal
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Cite this entry
APA
tracheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheal
MLA
“tracheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tracheal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheal.
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