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RESPIRATORY TRACT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The passages through which air enters and leaves the body
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("respiratory tract" is a kind of...):
tract (a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "respiratory tract"):
lower respiratory tract (the bronchi and lungs)
upper respiratory tract (the nose and throat and trachea)
Holonyms ("respiratory tract" is a part of...):
respiratory system; systema respiratorium (the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing)
Context examples:
Exposure to this substance irritates the eyes, skin and respiratory tract and damages the kidneys and liver. o-Tolidine is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.
(o-Tolidine, NCI Thesaurus)
The bacteria and other microorganisms that normally inhabit the pharynx or respiratory tract.
(Pharyngeal/Respiratory Flora, NCI Thesaurus)
E. cloacae is associated with hospital-acquired urinary and respiratory tract infections and is used in industry for explosives biodegradation.
(Enterobacter cloacae, NCI Thesaurus)
Echinacea extract might be helpful to boost the body's immune system and to help fight infections, especially those of the upper respiratory tract.
(Echinacea Extract, NCI Thesaurus)
The analysis revealed that she had a mutation in the IFIH1 gene that caused her body to make dysfunctional MDA5 proteins in cells in her respiratory tract.
(Scientists discover rare genetic susceptibility to common cold, National Institutes of Health)
M. osloensis is commensal in the human respiratory tract and rarely pathogenic.
(Moraxella osloensis, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the defense of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts from microorganism infection.
(Mucin-5AC, NCI Thesaurus)
M. flavescens is a commensal organism of the respiratory tract and is not associated with clinical disease.
(Mycobacterium flavescens, NCI Thesaurus)
Exposure to nickel compounds affects the kidneys and respiratory tract and is associated with developing lung and nasal cancer.
(Nickel Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
Exposure to cobalt sulfate results in irritation of the skin, eyes and respiratory tract and affects the thyroid, lungs, heart and kidneys.
(Cobaltous Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
