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She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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Stacy's torso was nearly cut in half, her throat was cut to her windpipe and her wrist was slashed to the bone.
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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
According to Irwin Mitchell, the coroner found that Michael had epiglottitis, which is a swelling of the flap that covers the windpipe.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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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
According to Irwin Mitchell, the coroner found that Michael had epiglottitis, which is a swelling of the flap that covers the windpipe.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Windpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windpipe. Accessed 9 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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