tra·che·a
noun/trəˈkiːə/
/ˈtreɪkiə/
(plural tracheas, tracheae
(anatomy)/trəˈkiːiː/
/ˈtreɪkiiː/
)- the tube in the body that carries air from the throat to the lungs
enlarge image气管 Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin, from late Latin trachia, from Greek trakheia (artēria) ‘rough (artery)’, from trakhus ‘rough’.