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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 713 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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WINDPIPE , the trachea (Gr . TpaXeia, sc. ap'r'pia, literally, rough artery), the See also: AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ") AIR, or ASBEN air See also: TUBE (Lat. tuba) tube which leads from the larynx to the bronchi and lungs (see See also: RESPIRATORY RESPIRATORY See also: SYSTEM SYSTEM) . End of Article: WINDPIPE
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