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Definition of Respiratory infection

1. Noun. Any infection of the respiratory tract.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Respiratory Infection

Literary usage of Respiratory infection

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

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"More studies are also needed on the relations between HIV infection and acute respiratory infections, as well as low birth weight and respiratory infection. ..."

2. South Africa's Magnifying Glass: A Profile of Gauteng Province by Pieter Kok, Ronelle Brandt (1998)
"Children seem to have up to eight respiratory infections per year, mostly of the upper respiratory tract. The prevalence of respiratory infection is ..."

3. Diseases of the Bronchi, Lungs, and Pleura by Frederick Taylor Lord (1915)
"The sputum is more dangerous in the presence of acute or chronic respiratory infection, and should be expectorated carefully into a special receptacle to ..."

4. The Medical Clinics of North America by Richard J. Havel, K. Patrick Ober (1918)
"In one at least the respiratory infection was promptly followed by an ... It will be necessary to employ such terms as "epidemic respiratory infection" or, ..."

5. The Vitamins by Henry Clapp Sherman, Sybil Laura Smith (1922)
"As symptoms of the respiratory infection, the incidence of which is regarded by these authors "as part of the syndrome induced by fat-soluble vitamin ..."

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