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She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Stacy's torso was nearly cut in half, her throat was cut to her windpipe and her wrist was slashed to the bone.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Intubation is a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into a patient’s windpipe when the person cannot breathe on their own.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Cut away lungs, reaching up into the neck as far as possible to sever gullet and windpipe.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Stacy's torso was nearly cut in half, her throat was cut to her windpipe and her wrist was slashed to the bone.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Intubation is a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into a patient’s windpipe when the person cannot breathe on their own.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Cut away lungs, reaching up into the neck as far as possible to sever gullet and windpipe.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Windpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windpipe. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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windpipe
noun
wind·pipe
ˈwin(d)-ˌpīp 
Medical Definition
windpipe
noun
wind·pipe
ˈwin(d)-ˌpīp
: trachea
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