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windpipe

[wind-pahyp] / ˈwɪndˌpaɪp /


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The numbing lidocaine was injected first and sprayed down my windpipe, making me feel as if I were drowning.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2026

In addition to farm work, she provides for her son day and night, including cooking and cleaning the ventilation tube in his windpipe.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Scans revealed he had suffered a 2mm tear in his windpipe.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2023

It entails wrapping both arms around a choking victim from behind, making a fist just over the victim’s navel and thrusting upward sharply five times to eject an object that is obstructing the windpipe.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2023

He offered a hand to Nick, who ignored it and got unsteadily to his feet, rubbing his windpipe and glaring at us like some trapped and wounded beast.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

If their windpipes are practically crushed inside their necks and their soft palates are elongated, frequently that is simply the way they are bred.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2023

He implanted synthetic windpipes seeded with stem cells from the patients’ own bone marrow, with the hope the cells would multiply over time and provide an enduring replacement.

From Science Magazine Jun. 21, 2023

Birds and reptiles have very different ways of producing sounds using the organs that surround their windpipes and lungs.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2023

Over the years, various methods have been used to repair or reconstruct damaged windpipes.

From Seattle Times Apr. 6, 2021

Even that most doleful of Christian laments—“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen”—sounded snappy and upbeat through these women’s windpipes as they sauntered along: “Nani oze mpasi zazo! Nani oze mpasi!”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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