Windpipe: alternatives and connections

Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, br…

a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp.,…

a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen o…

To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.

Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath; dying; ending; terminating.

To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant viol…

The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.

The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevat…

To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.

Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.

Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the lar…

Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog.

The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.

The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which prod…

The lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied to the lungs of a human being.

any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung

Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs.