upper respiratory tract

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea respiratory tract, airway - the passages through which air enters and leaves the bodynasal cavity - either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynxlarynx, voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speechtrachea, windpipe - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchipharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbonenose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"

Translations