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respiratory tract

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
res-pi-ra-to-ry -tract
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The passages, divided into an upper and a lower part, through which air enters and leaves the body, including the mouth, nose and nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and conducting bronchioles, sometimes further including the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveoli.

Inflected Forms

respiratory tracts (plural)

Phrases

lower respiratory tract upper respiratory tract

Frequently Paired Words

respirologist pulmonology

Synonyms

airway

Questions

What does respiratory tract mean?
The passages, divided into an upper and a lower part, through which air enters and leaves the body, including the mouth, nose and nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and conducting bronchioles, sometimes further including the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveoli.

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