Respiratory Tract

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RT
Pronunciation
/ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri trækt/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
  2. The most common side effects in clinical studies were upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat, and diarrhea.
  3. Outcomes included respiratory tract and other illnesses, incidence rate ratios, and vaccine effectiveness.
  4. They may also irritate the upper respiratory tract, causing coughing, choking, and general debility.
  5. Just a high fever and convulsions, which results from a virus upper respiratory tract inflection.

Other meanings of RT