Examples of windpipe in a Sentence
She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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Your throat, or pharynx, is a tube that carries air to your windpipe and larynx (known as the voice box).
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Laura Schober, Health, 3 July 2024
The swelling blocked his windpipe and led him to asphyxiate, says the notice of claim filed Tuesday with the Court of Claims.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
Your vocal cords are two muscular bands that sit in your larynx, above your windpipe.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Most cases of lung cancer start in cells that line the bronchi, or two tubes that carry air from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs.15
Viral Pneumonia
One of the most common diagnoses for GGOs is viral pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs.
—Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
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Laura Schober, Health, 3 July 2024
The swelling blocked his windpipe and led him to asphyxiate, says the notice of claim filed Tuesday with the Court of Claims.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
Your vocal cords are two muscular bands that sit in your larynx, above your windpipe.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Most cases of lung cancer start in cells that line the bronchi, or two tubes that carry air from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs.15
Viral Pneumonia
One of the most common diagnoses for GGOs is viral pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs.
—Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Windpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windpipe. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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