HyperDic: respiratory_tract

English > 1 sense of the expression respiratory tract:
NOUNbodyrespiratory tract, airwaythe passages through which air enters and leaves the body
English > respiratory tract: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe passages through which air enters and leaves the body.
Synonymairway
Part ofrespiratory system, systema respiratoriumThe system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide
Narrowerlower respiratory tractThe bronchi and lungs
upper respiratory tractThe nose and throat and trachea
BroadertractA system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
Spanishvías respiratorias

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