Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tracheobronchial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
tra-cheo-bronchial
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or located in both the trachea and the bronchi.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- English bronchial English tracheobronchial From tracheo- + bronchial.

Questions

What does tracheobronchial mean?
Relating to or located in both the trachea and the bronchi.
Where does tracheobronchial come from?
Etymology tree 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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- English bronchial English tracheobronchial From tracheo- + bronchial.

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