respiratory tract
noun
plural respiratory tracts
: a system of organs functioning in respiration and in humans consisting especially of the nose, nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs : respiratory system see lower respiratory tract, upper respiratory tract
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Within the animal's respiratory tract, evolved nasal and oral plugs protect the airways from water when breathing and feeding.
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
Patients are not infectious because the virus is not living in the respiratory tract, where it could be spread by coughing or sneezing, said UCSF’s Henrich.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Those responses could have helped keep EV-D68 in its place—the respiratory tract—and out of the central nervous system.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
Coughing a lot for long periods can also be a symptom of a health condition, such as COPD or GERD, or a respiratory tract infection.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
In the respiratory tract, the evolved nasal and oral plugs protect the airways from water when the marine mammal breathes and eats.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Since dogs cool themselves primarily through their respiratory tract, the compressed tissues in the airways of bulldog breeds limit air exchange and reduce their cooling ability dramatically.
—Patty Khuly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Sauropods had complex air-sac systems in their respiratory tracts that created air pockets within and around their bones.
—Riley Black, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
That hefty load of virus may be more likely to spill over from the respiratory tract to the central nervous system, leading to paralysis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
Patients are not infectious because the virus is not living in the respiratory tract, where it could be spread by coughing or sneezing, said UCSF’s Henrich.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Those responses could have helped keep EV-D68 in its place—the respiratory tract—and out of the central nervous system.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
Coughing a lot for long periods can also be a symptom of a health condition, such as COPD or GERD, or a respiratory tract infection.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
In the respiratory tract, the evolved nasal and oral plugs protect the airways from water when the marine mammal breathes and eats.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Since dogs cool themselves primarily through their respiratory tract, the compressed tissues in the airways of bulldog breeds limit air exchange and reduce their cooling ability dramatically.
—Patty Khuly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Sauropods had complex air-sac systems in their respiratory tracts that created air pockets within and around their bones.
—Riley Black, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
That hefty load of virus may be more likely to spill over from the respiratory tract to the central nervous system, leading to paralysis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Respiratory tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respiratory%20tract. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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