lower respiratory
adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting the lower respiratory tract
a lower respiratory infection
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Chronic lower respiratory infections also divided differently in racial lines with non-Hispanic white people having one-third higher rates than African-Americans and Hispanic folks having half the rate of non-Hispanic white people.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Smaller, but still statistically significant reductions in mortality were seen for tuberculosis, nutritional deficiencies, diarrhoeal diseases, maternal and perinatal conditions and lower respiratory infections.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 1 July 2025
The shot also reduced lower respiratory infections that required medical attention by more than 60% compared with a placebo through five months.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Related article Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows
CNN: How are lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia diagnosed and treated?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Smaller, but still statistically significant reductions in mortality were seen for tuberculosis, nutritional deficiencies, diarrhoeal diseases, maternal and perinatal conditions and lower respiratory infections.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 1 July 2025
The shot also reduced lower respiratory infections that required medical attention by more than 60% compared with a placebo through five months.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Related article Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows
CNN: How are lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia diagnosed and treated?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lower respiratory
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“Lower respiratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lower%20respiratory. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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