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retrotracheal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪkiəl

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adj

Meaning 1

At the back of the trachea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *dhreh2gh- Proto-Indo-European *dhréh2gh-us Proto-Hellenic *thrākhús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -al English tracheal English retrotracheal From retro- + tracheal.