upper respiratory tract
English Thesaurus
1. the nose and throat and trachea (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | airway, respiratory tract, |
| definition | : | the passages through which air enters and leaves the body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | nasal cavity, |
| definition | : | 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 pharynx (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | larynx, voice box, |
| definition | : | a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | trachea, windpipe, |
| definition | : | membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | pharynx, throat, |
| definition | : | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | nose, olfactory organ, |
| definition | : | the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals (noun.body) |
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