Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0527 short lesson, about 20 seconds
trache/o: Trachea
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The idea
The combining form trache slash o names the trachea, the windpipe below the larynx.
In practice
Tracheotomy is a surgical incision into the trachea.
Where people slip
The ch in trache is spoken as a k sound.
Your place on the trail
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