| 单词 | respiratory tract |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrespiratory tract respiratory tract n. †(a) a (supposed) tract of nerves concerned solely with control of the muscles of respiration (obsolete); (b) the passage leading from the nose and mouth to the alveoli of the lungs, through the pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > [noun] > respiratory passages pipec1385 suspiralc1400 windpipe1530 spirator1657 air passage1771 respiratory tract1831 airway1856 1831 W. S. Cox Synopsis Bones 263 The Pneumo-gastric Nerves arise from the respiratory tract. 1849 Brit. & Foreign Medico-chirurg. Rev. 4 145 Sometimes the remedy is applied to the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract , as when substances are inhaled or used as snuff. 1936 Discovery July 206/2 It has not appeared to produce the usual irritative effects of ether on the respiratory tract. 1999 J. Elkington & J. Hailes New Foods Guide iii. 59 Staphylococcus aureus: This bug lives on the skin and in the respiratory tract, so it can be spread when a cook or waiter sneezes. < as lemmas |
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