upper respiratory tract

noun

plural upper respiratory tracts

: the part of the respiratory tract including the nose, nasal passages, pharynx, and larynx compare lower respiratory tract

Examples of upper respiratory tract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, croup causes swelling of the voice box and the windpipe, which are part of the upper respiratory tract. —Ashley Abramson, Health, 9 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

upper respiratory tract

noun

: the part of the respiratory tract including the nose, nasal passages, pharynx, and larynx compare lower respiratory tract