Tracheole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹeɪkiəʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tracheole is a noun meaning One of the fine branching tubes of the trachea of an insect, which penetrates the tissues to provide oxygen.
Meaning
One of the fine branching tubes of the trachea of an insect, which penetrates the tissues to provide oxygen.
Example Sentences
Indeed, in the muscles of the wings every fibre has its own particular tracheole (small trachea).
Oxygen is absorbed all over the body surface through branched tracheoles which are located directly under the body surface.
A subsequent molting of the intima of the trachea opens a connection between the lumen of the tracheole and the trachea. At the same time or a little later the tracheole breaks forth from its mother cell, uncoils, and extends far beyond the cell in which it was developed.
Word Forms
- tracheoles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trachea, tracheate, tracheid, tracheary, tracheation, tracheide.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.