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Trachea

Medical Definition: The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.
Guide Notes: /surg: consider also TRACHEOSTOMY & TRACHEOTOMY; inflammation = TRACHEITIS; tracheal cyst = TRACHEAL CYST see MEDIASTINAL CYST

Trachea Medical Definitions and Terms

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