respiratory tract
noun
plural respiratory tracts
: a system of organs functioning in respiration and in humans consisting especially of the nose, nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs : respiratory system see lower respiratory tract, upper respiratory tract
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Symptoms typically begin about two days after influenza viruses infect a person’s respiratory tract, the CDC said.
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Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
These changes could have allowed the virus to more easily bind to and enter cells in the human respiratory tract.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Such antivirals keep the virus from replicating in your respiratory tract.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
These changes could have allowed the virus to more easily bind to and enter cells in the human respiratory tract.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Such antivirals keep the virus from replicating in your respiratory tract.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for respiratory tract
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“Respiratory tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respiratory%20tract. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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