respiratory tract

Other forms: respiratory tracts

Definitions of respiratory tract
  1. noun
    the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
    synonyms: airway
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    types:
    lower respiratory tract
    the bronchi and lungs
    upper respiratory tract
    the nose and throat and trachea
    type of:
    tract
    a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
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