trachea

Example Sentences

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Ginger was barely able to speak around the tube in her trachea, but after a few days in which no one brought the baby to her, she couldn't wait any longer.

From Salon

Moore wrote that the sergeant’s tactic “resulted in unintentional but direct pressure to Hayes’ trachea or windpipe” — though not with enough force to render Hayes unconscious.

From Los Angeles Times

A stray bullet fired during a fight that had nothing to do with me ruptured my trachea and injured my carotid artery.

From Scientific American

Almost immediately after she was fitted with a synthetic trachea in August 2012, Ms. Cetir’s condition began to rapidly deteriorate, according to the court’s written judgment.

From New York Times

His work using plastic tracheas with stem cells held out the prospect of patients no longer waiting for donors.

From BBC