upper respiratory passages

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• upper respiratory tract — n the part of the respiratory system including the nose, nasal passages, and nasopharynx compare LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT …   Medical dictionary

• Upper respiratory tract infection — Caption = Conducting passages. Upper respiratory tract infections, (URTI or URI), are the illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx.igns and symptomsAcute upper respiratory …   Wikipedia

• Upper respiratory tract — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = PinkPage = Caption = Conducting passages. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = The Upper respiratory tract refers to the following parts of the respiratory …   Wikipedia

• upper respiratory — adjective Date: 1950 of, affecting, or being the part of the respiratory system that includes the nose, nasal passages, and nasopharynx < upper respiratory tract > < upper respiratory infection > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Respiratory tract — In humans the respiratory tract is the part of the anatomy that has to do with the process of respiration.The respiratory tract is divided into 3 segments: *Upper respiratory tract: nose and nasal passages, paranasal sinuses, and throat or… …   Wikipedia

• Respiratory system — The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. * * * respiratory system n a system of organs functioning in respiration and consisting esp. of the nose, nasal passages, nasopharynx …   Medical dictionary

• respiratory tract — noun the passages through which air enters and leaves the body (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑airway • Hypernyms: ↑tract • Hyponyms: ↑lower respiratory tract, ↑upper respiratory tract …   Useful english dictionary

• upper airway — n any or all of the air conducting passages of the respiratory system that extend to the larynx from the two external openings of the nose and from the lips through the mouth * * * the airway from the nares and lips to the larynx. The larynx… …   Medical dictionary

• respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction  any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human).  Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… …   Universalium

• Respiratory system — See also: Respiratory tract Respiratory A complete, schematic view of the human respiratory system with their parts and functions. Latin …   Wikipedia

• Respiratory system of the horse — In biology, the respiratory system of the horse is the means by which a horse circulates air around its internal organs.AnatomyThe respiratory system begins with the nares, commonly known as the nostrils, which can expand greatly during intense… …   Wikipedia