tracheal

From trachea +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪkiəl

tracheal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of 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.

• “tracheal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tracheal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.