Trachelipod to Trade
Trachelipod
(Tra*chel"i*pod) n. [Gr. neck + - pod:cf.F. trachelipode.] (Zoöl.) One of the Trachelipoda.
Trachelipoda
(||Tra`che*lip"o*da) n. pl. [NL. See Trachelipod.] (Zoöl.) An extensive artificial group of
gastropods comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to the base of the neck.
Trachelipodous
(Tra`che*lip"o*dous) a. (Zoöl.) Having the foot united with the neck; of or pertaining to
the Trachelipoda.
Trachelobranchiate
(Tra`che*lo*bran"chi*ate) a. [Gr. + E. tranchiate.] (Zoöl.) Having the gills situated
upon the neck; — said of certain mollusks.
Trachelorrhaphy
(Tra`che*lor"rha*phy) n. [Gr. neck + to sew.] (Med.) The operation of sewing up a
laceration of the neck of the uterus.
Trachenchyma
(||Tra*chen"chy*ma) n. [NL.,fr. trachea + -enchyma as in E. parenchyma.] (Bot.) A
vegetable tissue consisting of tracheæ.
Tracheobranchia
(||Tra`che*o*bran"chi*a) n.; pl. Tracheobranchlae [NL. See Trachea, and Branchia.]
(Zoöl.) One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvæ. They contain tracheal tubes
somewhat similar to those of other insects.
Tracheobronchial
(Tra`che*o*bron"chi*al) a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes,
or to their junction; — said of the syrinx of certain birds.
Tracheocele
(Tra"che*o*cele) n. [Gr. the windpipe + a tumor: cf.F. tracheocele. ] (Med.) (a) Goiter.
(b) A tumor containing air and communicating with the trachea. Morell Mackenzie.
Tracheophonæ
(||Tra`che*oph"o*næ) n. pl. [NL., from trachea + Gr. fonei^n to sound.] (Zoöl.) A group of
passerine birds having the syrinx at the lower end of the trachea.
Tracheoscopy
(Tra`che*os"co*py) n. [Trachea + -scopy.] (Med.) Examination of the interior of the
trachea by means of a mirror.
Tracheotomy
(Tra`che*ot"o*my) n. [Trachea + Gr. to cut: cf.F. tracheotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of
making an opening into the windpipe.
Trachinoid
(Tra"chi*noid) a. (Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Trachinus, a genus of fishes which includes
the weevers. See Weever.
Trachitis
(||Tra*chi"tis) n. [NL.] (Med.) Tracheitis.
Trachycarpous
(Tra`chy*car"pous) a. [Gr. rough + fruit.] (Bot.) Rough-fruited. Gray.
Trachymedusæ
(||Tra`chy*me*du"sæ) n. pl. [NL., fr.Gr. rough + medusa.] (Zoöl.) A division of acalephs
in which the development is direct from the eggs, without a hydroid stage. Some of the species are
parasitic on other medusæ.
Trachyspermous
(Tra`chy*sper"mous) a. [Gr. rough + seed.] (Bot.) Rough-seeded. Gray.
Trachystomata
(||Tra`chy*stom"a*ta) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. rough + stoma.] (Zoöl.) An order of tailed aquatic
amphibians, including Siren and Pseudobranchus. They have anterior legs only, are eel-like in form,
and have no teeth except a small patch on the palate. The external gills are persistent through life.
Trachyte
(Tra"chyte) n. [Gr. rough, rugged: cg. F. trachyte.] (Geol.) An igneous rock, usually light
gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes
hornblende and mica.
