pretracheal
UK/pɹiːˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/US/pɹiˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/
pretracheal adjective: anterior to the trachea.
Adjective
pretracheal (not comparable)
- Anterior to the trachea.
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Origin of pretracheal
From pre- + tracheal.
Words that rhyme with pretracheal
- brachial
- aortotracheal
- apotracheal
- bronchotracheal
- cricotracheal
- endotracheal
- epitracheal
- esophagotracheal
- extratracheal
- intertracheal
- intratracheal
- laryngotracheal
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Questions about pretracheal
- What does pretracheal mean?
- Pretracheal means anterior to the trachea.
- What part of speech is pretracheal?
- Pretracheal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pretracheal?
- Pretracheal is pronounced /pɹiːˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/ (UK).
Words near pretracheal in the dictionary
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