Webster's Dictionary 1913

3889

Trachea

Tra″che‐a (?), n.; pl.Tracheæ (#). [NL.,from L. trachia, Gr. τραχει̑α (sc. � windpipe), from � rough, rugged: cf. F. trachée.]1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.2. (Zo...

3890

Tracheal

Tra″che‐al (?), a. [Cf.F. tracheal.] Of or pertaining to the trachea; like a trachea.

3891

Trachearia

‖Tra′che‐a″ri‐a (?), n.pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Arachnida including those that breathe only by means of tracheæ. It includes the mites, ticks, false scorpions, and harvestmen.

3892

Tracheary

Tra″che‐a‐ry (?), a. Tracheal; breathing by means of tracheæ. — n.(Zoöl.) One of the Trachearia.

3893

Tracheata

‖Tra′che‐a″ta (?), n.pl.(Zoöl.) An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those which breathe by tracheæ, as distinguished from Crustacea, which breathe by means of bra...

3894

Tracheate

Tra″che‐ate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Breathing by means of tracheæ; of or pertaining to the Tracheata.

3895

Tracheate (2)

Tra″che‐ate, n.(Zoöl.) Any arthropod having tracheæ; one of the Tracheata.

3896

Tracheid

Tra″che‐id (?), n.(Bot.) A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood.

3897

Tracheitis

‖Tra′che‐i″tis (?), n. [NL. See Trachea, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.

3898

Tracheitis (2)

‖Tra′che‐i″tis (?), n. [NL. See Trachea; -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.

3899

Trachelidan

Tra‐chel″i‐dan (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides are examples.

3900

Trachelipod

Tra‐chel″i‐pod (?), n. [Gr.� neck + -pod:cf.F. trachelipode.] (Zoöl.) One of the Trachelipoda.

3901

Trachelipoda

‖Tra′che‐lip″o‐da (?), n.pl. [NL. See Trachelipod.] (Zoöl.) An extensive artificial group of gastropods comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to t...

3902

Trachelipodous

Tra′che‐lip″o‐dous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having the foot united with the neck; of or pertainingto the Trachelipoda.

3903

Trachelobranchiate

Tra′che‐lo‐bran″chi‐ate (?), a. [Gr.� + E. tranchiate.] (Zoöl.) Having the gills situated upon the neck; — said of certain mollusks.

3904

Trachelorrhaphy

Tra′che‐lor″rha‐phy (?), n.(Med.) The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus.

3905

Trachenchyma

‖Tra‐chen″chy‐ma (?), n. [NL.,fr. trachea + -enchyma as in E. parenchyma.] (Bot.) A vegetable tissue consisting of tracheæ.

3906

Tracheobranchia

‖Tra′che‐o‐bran″chi‐a (?), n.; pl.Tracheobranchlae (#). [NL. See Trachea, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvæ. They cont...

3907

Tracheobronchial

Tra′che‐o‐bron″chi‐al (?), a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes, or to their junction; — said of the syrinx of certain birds.

3908

Tracheocele

Tra″che‐o‐cele (?), n. [Gr. � the windpipe + � a tumor: cf.F. tracheocele.] (Med.) (a) Goiter. (b) A tumor containing air and communicating with the trachea. Morell Mackenzie.

3909

Tracheophonæ

‖Tra′che‐oph″o‐næ (�), n. pl. [NL., from trachea + Gr. φονει̑ν to sound.] (Zoöl.) A group of passerine birds having the syrinx at the lower end of the trachea.

3910

Tracheoscopy

Tra′che‐os″co‐py (?), n. [Trachea + -scopy.] (Med.) Examination of the interior of the trachea by means of a mirror.

3911

Tracheotomy

Tra′che‐ot″o‐my (?), n. [Trachea + Gr. � to cut: cf.F. tracheotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.

3912

Trachinoid

Tra″chi‐noid (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Trachinus, a genus of fishes which includes the weevers. See Weever.

3913

Trachitis

‖Tra‐chi″tis (?), n.(Med.) Tracheitis.

3914

Trachoma

‖Tra‐cho″ma (?), n.(Med.) Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus. — Tra‐chom″a‐tous (#), a.

3915

Trachycarpous

Tra′chy‐car″pous (?), a.(Bot.) Rough-fruited. Gray.