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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upper respiratory tract

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
up-per res-pi-ra-to-ry -tract
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the respiratory tract consisting of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.

noun

The part of the respiratory tract consisting of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and trachea.

Inflected Forms

upper respiratory tracts (plural)

Phrases

upper airway

Frequently Paired Words

upper airway

Antonyms

lower respiratory tract

Questions

What does upper respiratory tract mean?
The part of the respiratory tract consisting of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.

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