Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lower airway

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
low-er air-way
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at the bronchioles.

noun

The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at alveoli.

noun

The part of the respiratory tract starting at the larynx and ending at the alveoli.

Inflected Forms

lower airways (plural)

Phrases

lower respiratory tract

Frequently Paired Words

lower respiratory tract

Antonyms

upper airway

Questions

What does lower airway mean?
The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at the bronchioles.

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