respiratory tract

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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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