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endotracheal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
en-do-tra-cheal
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Within, or through the trachea.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- 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 endotracheal From endo- + tracheal.

Frequently Paired Words

NG nasogastric OG orogastric

Synonyms

ET

Rhymes With

brachial tracheal intratracheal orotracheal paratracheal laryngotracheal peritracheal extratracheal nasotracheal rachial pretracheal bronchotracheal

Questions

What does endotracheal mean?
Within, or through the trachea.
Where does endotracheal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- 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 endotracheal From endo- + tracheal.

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