respiratory tract

noun

plural respiratory tracts

: a system of organs functioning in respiration and in humans consisting especially of the nose, nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs : respiratory system see lower respiratory tract, upper respiratory tract

Examples of respiratory tract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and subsequently the onset of pneumonia in both lungs. —Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025

Lingering inflammation in the respiratory tract might contribute to the leaky capillaries associated with HAPE. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2025

However, the infection worsened into a complex respiratory tract illness and double pneumonia, keeping Francis sidelined for the longest stretch of his 12-year papacy and sparking speculation about his future. —Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025

When the pope was admitted, doctors first diagnosed a complex bacterial, viral and fungal respiratory tract infection and soon thereafter, pneumonia in both lungs. —Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for respiratory tract

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact

Medical Definition

respiratory tract

noun

: a system of organs functioning in respiration and in humans consisting especially of the nose, nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs : respiratory system see lower respiratory tract, upper respiratory tract