tracheo-
(trəˈkiːəʊ, ˈtreɪkiːəʊ)
used as combining form of trachea, in modern terms of anatomy, zoology, pathology, and surgery. ‖ tracheobranchia (-ˈbræŋkɪə), pl. -æ, a respiratory organ in certain insect larvæ, combining the characters of a trachea and a branchia or gill. tracheobronchial (-ˈbrɒŋkɪəl) a., pertaining to the trachea and the bronchi; also as n., a tracheobronchial muscle (in birds). ‖ tracheobronˈchitis, ‘inflammation of the trachea and bronchia’ (Dunglison, 1857). traˈcheocele (-siːl) [Gr. κήλη tumour], a tumour in or upon the trachea; also loosely applied to goitre or enlargement of the thyroid gland (also called bronchocele). tracheolarynˈgotomy [laryngotomy], incision of the trachea and larynx, laryngotracheotomy (see laryngo-). tracheo-œsophageal (-iːsəʊˈfædʒiːəl) a., pertaining or common to the trachea and the œsophagus. traˈcheophone (-fəʊn) [Gr. ϕωνή voice], n. a member of the Tracheophonæ or Tracheophones, a group of S. American passerine birds, having the syrinx or vocal organ situated wholly or chiefly in the trachea (cf. tracheobronchial above); adj. belonging to this group; so tracheˈophonine, tracheˈophonous adjs. tracheophony (-ˈɒfənɪ), ‘the sound heard over the trachea on auscultation’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1899). tracheˈoscopy [Gr. -σκοπία, f. σκοπεῖν to view], inspection or examination of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope; so tracheoˈscopic a., pertaining to tracheoscopy; tracheˈoscopist, one who practises tracheoscopy. See also tracheotomy, etc.
| 1877 Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. vi. 252 The so-called *Tracheo-branchiæ..are in no sense branchiæ, but simply take the place of stigmata. |
| 1896 Newton Dict. Birds 939 One pair of *tracheo-bronchial muscles, arising mostly from the Trachea and attached to one or more of the bronchial semi-rings. Ibid., Two dorsal and one ventral tracheo⁓bronchials. Ibid. 940 According to the position of the sound-producing membranes, three types of Syrinx are distinguishable:—Tracheal, Bronchial and Tracheo-Bronchial. |
| 1828 Webster, *Tracheocele, an enlargement of the thyroid gland; bronchocele or goiter. Cyc. 1880 M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose I. 561 Tracheocele does not, as a rule, appear to be attended with much danger. 1890 Billings Med. Dict., Tra{p}cheocele, a tumor of the neck containing air and communicating with the trachea. |
| 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl., *Tracheolaryngotomy. |
| 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 365 This may lead to a *tracheo⁓œsophageal or broncho-œsophageal fistula. |
| 1884 Ibis July 241 This at once removes it from the *Tracheophones, in which a tenth primary is always present. 1906 Athenæum 10 Mar. 304/2 Mr. W. P. Pycraft read a paper on the ‘Tracheophone Passeres’, which he described as a group differing from all the remaining Passeres in the formation of the syrinx. |
| 1888 Newton in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 689 note, The Furnariidæ of Garrod, consisting of about 8 genera of *Tracheophonine Birds, some of whom build marvellous nests of mud spherical in form. |
| 1896 Newton Dict. Birds 940 Indications of such a *tracheophonous Syrinx exist in various Cotingidæ and Pittidæ. |
| 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Tracheophony, Laryngophony. |
| 1880 M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose I. 519 A *tracheoscopic examination. |
| 1899 Syd. Soc. Lex., *Tracheoscopist. |
| 1880 M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose I. 502 (title of section) *Tracheoscopy. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 605 Instructions for the practice of laryngoscopy and tracheoscopy. |