airway
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌweɪ/
- Specialized
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- Her airway's blocked.
- airway obstruction
- upper airway
- airway pressure
But those receptors are most common in the lungs and in the Airways.
- But those receptors are most common in the lungs and in the Airways.
- So one of the treatments for sleep apnea is a mask like device that you wear that stops your airway from closing down at night.
- It is also quite likely that humanized mice were utilized and it is possible that human airway tissue was utilized.
- There are a lot of reasons for apneas ranging from obesity to obstruction of of the Airways for other reasons.
- And I'm trying to find energy to shout through the gag, but have puked up and it's blocking my Airways.
- And so the Airways have smooth muscle and when they become activated, the smooth muscle can contract or relax.
- Well, what would happen if we did just have a little it releases your Airways a little bit, but like in the grand, the guys stop.
- So when you have asthma, you're the Airways, they become inflamed, like easier than normal people's.
- Yeah, Now the I think when there's one like right where the bone is and it's right up there like almost blocking like airway and you can't get out there and you just scoop that thing out.
Examples
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Basic life support involves maintenance of the airway, breathing, and circulation until recovery or death.
Academic text (2012) -
That that surgery is taking place at 3:00, and Jason Cooper's airway needs to be secured.
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We're gonna have to open his airway so he can breathe.
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You gotta clear his airway.
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There's something blocking her airway.
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So one of the treatments for sleep apnea is a mask like device that you wear that stops your airway from closing down at night.
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You have to establish an airway to to get oxygen into the lungs so that the president at least has some kind of remote chance of surviving.
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As they awaken, muscle tone is restored to the upper airway, allowing for the passage of air.
Academic text (2008) -
The patient's airway is severely compromised due to fume inhalation.
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The doctor quickly checked the patient's airway to ensure she could breathe properly.
Synonyms
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3.4
Parts of the body, like the nose and throat, that carry air to and from the lungs
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4.1
The part of the breathing system that includes the nose, throat, and windpipe
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Etymology
The word airway joins air ('the gas we breathe') and way ('a path'), so it is simply a 'path for air'. That's why an airway in the body means the nose, throat, or windpipe that lets air move to the lungs.