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nounmembranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
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Definition that contains windpipe
- choking the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- strangling the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- strangulation the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- epiglottis a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
- stranglehold a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
- throttling the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- japanese stranglehold a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe