Definition of Lower respiratory tract

1. Noun. The bronchi and lungs.

Terms within: Lung, Bronchial Tube, Bronchus, Bronchiole
Generic synonyms: Airway, Respiratory Tract

Definition of Lower respiratory tract

1. Noun. (anatomy) The part of respiratory tract consisting of trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lower respiratory tract

1. The trachea, bronchi, and lungs. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lower Respiratory Tract

lower limit
lower limits
lower lip
lower lobe of lung
lower mantle
lower motor neuron
lower motor neuron dysarthria
lower motor neuron lesion
lower nephron nephrosis
lower nodal extrasystole
lower oesophageal sphincter
lower oneself
lower quartile
lower rank
lower respiratory infection
lower respiratory tract (current term)
lower respiratory tract smear
lower segment cesarian section
lower semi-continuous
lower semicontinuous
lower status
lower the boom
lower uterine segment
lower uterine segment cesarean section
lowerarchy
lowercase
lowercased
lowercases
lowercasified
lowercasifies

Literary usage of Lower respiratory tract

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1902)
"It was applied on a cotton swab before and throughout the operation. Foreign Bodies in the Larynx and lower respiratory tract in Children, with Report of ..."

2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"In marked contrast, the k assoc of smoker lower respiratory tract alpha 1AT was significantly lower than that of nonsmoker alpha 1AT (6.5 +/- 0.4 X 10(6) ..."

3. Vaccine Therapy in General Practice by George Henry Sherman (1916)
"INFECTIONS OF THE lower respiratory tract. LOBAR PNEUMONIA. Pneumonia holds the record as being the cause of more deaths than any other disease. ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Severe lower respiratory tract involvement occurs most often during RS virus infection of infants and least often during rhinovirus infection of older ..."

5. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"About half of the infections result in lower respiratory tract infections and otitis media. An RSV infection can range from very mild to life-threatening or ..."

6. Report of the Henry Phipps Institute by University of Pennsylvania, Henry Phipps Institute (1915)
"Whatever sounds are produced in the lower respiratory tract during expiratory whispering must be simply respiratory sounds, and must be as much weaker than ..."

7. Practical Medicine by Frederic Mortimer Lawrence (1901)
"DISEASES OF THE lower respiratory tract. As a rule attention is attracted to disease of the respiratory apparatus (lungs, bronchial tubes, or pleurae) by ..."

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