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She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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The slick combination of water, salts and gel-forming proteins called mucins that make up mucus also helps trap dust, allergens and infectious particles in the nose, mouth, windpipe and lungs.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2024
When food or other foreign material enters your trachea (windpipe), the condition is called aspiration.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Slide two fingers to either side of your windpipe around the level of your Adam’s apple.
—Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections can cause inflammation and irritation in the structures of the throat, including the esophagus (food pipe), trachea (windpipe), and tonsils.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 July 2024
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2024
When food or other foreign material enters your trachea (windpipe), the condition is called aspiration.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Slide two fingers to either side of your windpipe around the level of your Adam’s apple.
—Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections can cause inflammation and irritation in the structures of the throat, including the esophagus (food pipe), trachea (windpipe), and tonsils.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 July 2024
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windpipe
noun
wind·pipe
ˈwin(d)-ˌpīp 
Medical Definition
windpipe
noun
wind·pipe
ˈwin(d)-ˌpīp
: trachea
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