tracheal carina

Definition / meaning of tracheal carina

A ridge at the base of the trachea (windpipe) that separates the openings of the right and left main bronchi (the large air passages that lead from the trachea to the lungs). Also called carina of trachea.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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