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cartilaginous tube

DEFINITIONS OF: cartilaginous tube

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n a duct with cartilaginous walls

Types:
bronchial tube, bronchus
either of the two main branches of the trachea
trachea, windpipe
membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
Type of:
canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
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