吭ふえ

noun

windpipe

Archaic anatomical term for the windpipe or throat; replaced by 気管 (きかん) in modern medical and everyday language.

• 古ふるい医い学がく書しょには「吭ふえ」を「ふえ」と読よませ、気き管かんを指さすことがある。

  In old medical texts, 吭 is read as ふえ and can refer to the windpipe.