windpipenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɪnd.paɪp/us/ˈwɪnd.paɪp/the tube in the body that carries air that has been breathed in from the upper end of the throat to the lungs:
She coughed and choked when a piece of food went down her windpipe.
Synonym
trachea
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The mouth & throat
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccal
- buccinator
- cricothyroid
- epiglottis
- glottis
- gob
- gullet
- gummy
- larynx
- mandibular
- mylohyoid
- orbicularis
- palate
- palatine
- salivary duct
- taste buds
- trout pout
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Animal physiology: the respiratory system