Examples of windpipe in a Sentence
She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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With croup, the virus infects the vocal cords, windpipe and bronchial tubes, Piperidis said.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe.
—Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
The young knight is unwilling to stay at the hospital to make sure his windpipe isn't going to close because the battle is currently unfolding without him.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2023
Following an X-ray and CT, scans showed the man suffered a tear in the trachea, also known as the windpipe.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
Macchiarini developed the world's first artificial windpipe in 2011 using a plastic replica of a trachea that was soaked in a patient's stem cells to prevent the body from rejecting the transplanted replacement organ, per The New York Times.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
Aljamain Sterling's Rear Naked Choke The Drill - Foam Roll Choke Drill Sterling taught me how to apply a choke hold, which is much more technical than just catching someone in the crook of your arm and cranking away at their windpipe.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 5 May 2023
In the last decade, Macchiarini became known for using synthetic windpipes in patients using their own cells — meaning, the transplant would not need upkeep from immunosuppressant drugs.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
The mediastinum of your body is a space that keeps your lungs and other chest structures (e.g., heart, esophagus, windpipe) separate.4
For example, two 2020 studies found that patients had swollen lymph nodes in the mediastinum area.
—Korin Miller, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe.
—Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
The young knight is unwilling to stay at the hospital to make sure his windpipe isn't going to close because the battle is currently unfolding without him.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2023
Following an X-ray and CT, scans showed the man suffered a tear in the trachea, also known as the windpipe.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
Macchiarini developed the world's first artificial windpipe in 2011 using a plastic replica of a trachea that was soaked in a patient's stem cells to prevent the body from rejecting the transplanted replacement organ, per The New York Times.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
Aljamain Sterling's Rear Naked Choke The Drill - Foam Roll Choke Drill Sterling taught me how to apply a choke hold, which is much more technical than just catching someone in the crook of your arm and cranking away at their windpipe.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 5 May 2023
In the last decade, Macchiarini became known for using synthetic windpipes in patients using their own cells — meaning, the transplant would not need upkeep from immunosuppressant drugs.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
The mediastinum of your body is a space that keeps your lungs and other chest structures (e.g., heart, esophagus, windpipe) separate.4
For example, two 2020 studies found that patients had swollen lymph nodes in the mediastinum area.
—Korin Miller, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
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“Windpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windpipe. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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