respiratory tract

Cultural  

1. The path that air follows as it is inhaled and directed into the lungs. The respiratory tract includes the nose and nasal passages, the throat and trachea, and the bronchial tubes.

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Example Sentences

Debbie contracted a respiratory tract infection and has had to pay doctors' fees, while some elderly holidaymakers had to buy medication when they ran out.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The legal case centered on Moderna’s Spikevax shot for Covid-19 and its mResvia vaccine, which prevents a type of lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

A switch from glutamine to leucinein resulting from just one mutation could switch the virus from being able to easily bind to avian, or bird, receptors to favouring human receptors in the respiratory tract.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

Upper respiratory tract disease has also contributed to tortoise declines, usually in populations that are close to human communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024

Even worse, however, was the injury to Doug’s respiratory tract.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer