tracheitis

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noun

Inflammation of the trachea.

OriginEnglish trachea ← Medieval Latin trāchēa ← Late Latin trāchīa →
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Meanings

nountracheitis (usually uncountable, plural tracheitides)

plural tracheitides · alternative trachitis

  1. uncountableusuallyInflammation of the trachea.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  4. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  5. Late Latintrāchīa
  6. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  7. Englishtrachea
  8. Englishtracheitis

From trachea + -itis.

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Translations

Catalan traqueïtis
  • traqueïtisinflammation of the trachea
Czech tracheitida
  • tracheitidainflammation of the trachea
Esperanto trakeito
  • trakeitoinflammation of the trachea
French trachéite
  • trachéiteinflammation of the trachea
Hungarian légcsőhurut, légcsőgyulladás
  • légcsőhurutinflammation of the trachea
  • légcsőgyulladásinflammation of the trachea
Italian tracheite
  • tracheiteinflammation of the trachea
Persian تراکئیت
  • تراکئیت (terâke'it)inflammation of the trachea
Portuguese traqueíte
  • traqueíteinflammation of the trachea
Spanish traqueítis
  • traqueítisinflammation of the trachea
Turkish trakeit
  • trakeitinflammation of the trachea
Vietnamese viêm khí quản
  • viêm khí quảninflammation of the trachea

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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