windpipe
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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
Li, who suffers from a genetic degenerative condition that progressively weakens muscles, relies on a ventilator permanently connected to his windpipe to breathe, but grows celery with the help of his 62-year-old mother.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Eventually, at three months, he was diagnosed with tracheomalacia, a condition where the walls of a child’s windpipe collapse.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Tip stuck her finger into the high, frilly collar of her blouse and pulled it away from her windpipe.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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 provided artificial windpipes to 20 patients from countries that included Spain, Russian, Iceland, Britain and the United States.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
Colleagues accused him of manipulating his results, even warning of the harm caused by these so-called regenerative windpipes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Although Macchiarini touted the success of his artificial windpipes in medical papers, all but one of the patients who received them have died.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2018
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
