The combining form that means "windpipe" is:

A) thorac/o
B) alveol/o
C) pleur/o
D) trache/o


D
Explanation: The trachea is the windpipe, so the combining form is trache/o, not to be confused with thorac/o, referring to the thorax or chest cavity or pleur/o, "pleura."

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