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She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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Doctors had administered antitoxin promptly, so his windpipe wasn’t blocked.
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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Air then rushes into your nose (or, less optimally, your mouth); past your throat, voice box, and windpipe; and into your lungs.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Both had stab wounds in their neck area, and Pulisciano's windpipe had been sliced, the DA's office said.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi, the airways connecting the windpipe to the lungs.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Air then rushes into your nose (or, less optimally, your mouth); past your throat, voice box, and windpipe; and into your lungs.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Both had stab wounds in their neck area, and Pulisciano's windpipe had been sliced, the DA's office said.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi, the airways connecting the windpipe to the lungs.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Windpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windpipe. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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