windpipe Copy link Outline 1. artēria aspĕra2. arteriae, arum3. cănālis ănĭmae (passage for the breath) • windpipe: 1. artēria aspĕra: the w., for so the doctors call it, has an opening near the root of the tongue, aspera arteria, sic enim a medicis appellatur, ostium habet adjunctum linguae radicibus, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136. 2. arteriae, arum: the w. becomes rested by silence, arteriae reticendo acquiescunt, Auct. Her. 3, 12, 21. 3. cănālis ănĭmae (passage for the breath): Plin.