windpipe

With the pressure inside my throat from the tube and the pressure outside the windpipe from my thyroid, maybe there was some damage to the nerves.

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

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

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

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 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

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

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