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pretracheal.

Anterior to the trachea.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹiːˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpɹiː.tɹəˈkiː.əl/Received-Pronunciation/pɹiˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/General-American
  1. Anterior to the trachea.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -al English tracheal English pretracheal From pre- + tracheal.

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