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She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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Early land vertebrates also evolved lungs, and this transformation freed up the gill structures that fish used for breathing to evolve into various useful – and sometimes problematic – neck structures, such as the voice box, tonsils and the little flap that separates the windpipe and esophagus.
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Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
The neck was shot through crosswise by a bullet, cutting the windpipe in two.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Some of its important functions include providing shape and support to structures such as the ears, nose and windpipe, and acting as a shock absorber in the joints.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
The Heimlich maneuver is a first-aid method recommended by most health organizations, which uses abdominal thrusts to dislodge an obstruction from a person’s windpipe.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
The neck was shot through crosswise by a bullet, cutting the windpipe in two.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Some of its important functions include providing shape and support to structures such as the ears, nose and windpipe, and acting as a shock absorber in the joints.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
The Heimlich maneuver is a first-aid method recommended by most health organizations, which uses abdominal thrusts to dislodge an obstruction from a person’s windpipe.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Windpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windpipe. Accessed 11 May. 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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