lower respiratory tract
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- noun
- /ˈloʊər ˌrɛspəˈrɑɪtəri træk/
- Specialized
:
vías respiratorias inferiores
- Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) (family Paramyxoviridae) are major causes of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and elderly persons.
- lower respiratory tract infection
- lower respiratory tract symptoms
- lower respiratory tract sample
Examples
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At an overall rate of 16%, HSV was far more common than other respiratory viruses in lower respiratory tract samples from ICU patients.
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Low birthweight and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections in childhood are risk factors for impaired lung function in adult life.
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In the lower respiratory tract, the same pattern was noted, but the association was not significant (table 3).
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Many patients were intubated for fewer than 5 days, and thus were not available for the scheduled lower respiratory tract sampling.
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with and without HSV in the lower respiratory tract are shown in Table 2.
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708 children admitted with acute lower respiratory tract symptoms underwent review by a research nurse.
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Blastomycosis is a chronic fungal disease that primarily affects the lower respiratory tract.
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HSV in the throat was a major risk factor for the development of lower respiratory tract infections with the virus (Figure 2).
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However, the frequency of HSV infections of the lower respiratory tract in ICU patients and the clinical importance of such infections remain unknown.
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Many children suffer from infections in the lower respiratory tract during the winter months.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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4.1
The part of the breathing system that includes the nose, throat, and windpipe
Surface Forms
Morphology
lower + respiratory + tract
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from the constituents: 'lower' (below), 'respiratory' (relating to breathing organs), and 'tract' (a bodily passage/system), so a learner who knows these words can infer it refers to the lower part of the respiratory system (bronchi and lungs). The compositional, medical terminology is canonical and mirrored across many languages, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to B1 learners who know the component words.
Etymology
Lower respiratory tract is a simple, literal name: lower shows it is the part below the throat, respiratory means 'breathing', and tract means a 'path' or area in the body. So the phrase points to the breathing parts lower in the chest, the bronchi and lungs.