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MeSH Heading: Trachea
Tree Number(s): A04.889
Unique ID: D014132
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014132
Annotation: /surg: consider also TRACHEOSTOMY & TRACHEOTOMY; inflammation = TRACHEITIS; tracheal cyst = TRACHEAL CYST see MEDIASTINAL CYST
Scope Note: The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.
See Also: Anesthesia, Endotracheal; Intubation, Intratracheal; Tracheostomy; Tracheotomy
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2015/07/14

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Trachea MeSH Descriptor Data 2026