respiratory tract

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Noun1.respiratory tract - the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
airway
respiratory system, systema respiratorium - the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
lower respiratory tract - the bronchi and lungs
upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea
tract - a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
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Reduce acute respiratory tract infections in those with significant vitamin D deficiency (circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels < 10 ng/mL) with daily or weekly vitamin D supplementation--not bolus vitamin D treatment.
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Prof Manir, who specialises in performing complex operations of the upper respiratory tract, was felicitated in the presence of H E Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Hosni, Undersecretary for Health Affairs in the Ministry of Health.
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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has acquired the United States rights for Synagis (palivizumab), a drug developed for the prevention of serious lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), from AstraZeneca.
Biovitrum acquires United States rights to Synagis from AstraZeneca
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According to World Health Organization respiratory tract infections are considered one of the leading cause of morbidity and death among children especially in developing countries1.
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