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Definition of Lower respiratory tract
1. Noun. The bronchi and lungs.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lower Respiratory Tract
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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