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lower airway — the airway from the inferior end of the larynx to the ends of the terminal bronchioles … Medical dictionary
Airway management — In cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid, airway management is the process of ensuring that: # there is an open pathway between a patient’s lungs and the outside world, and # the… … Wikipedia
Airway (aviation) — In aviation, an airway is a designated route in the air. Airways are laid out between navigation aids such as VORs, NDBs and Intersections (NDB based airways are rare in the United States, but are more common in much of the rest of the world).… … Wikipedia
Airway — The path air follows to get into and out of the lungs. The mouth and nose are the normal entry and exit ports. Entering air then passes through the back of the throat (pharynx), continues through the voice box (larynx), down the trachea, and… … Medical dictionary
lower respiratory tract — noun the bronchi and lungs • Hypernyms: ↑respiratory tract, ↑airway • Part Meronyms: ↑lung, ↑bronchus, ↑bronchial tube, ↑bronchiole … Useful english dictionary
upper airway — noun a) The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx. b) The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx and epiglottis … Wiktionary
Positive airway pressure — A typical CPAP machine houses the air pump in a case lined with sound absorbing material for quieter operation. A hose carries the pressurized air to a face mask or nasal pillow … Wikipedia
Recurrent airway obstruction — Recurrent Airway Obstruction, also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder or broken wind is a respiratory disease in horses. Also known as heaves. This is a chronic condition of horses involving an allergic bronchitis characterised by… … Wikipedia
upper airway — n any or all of the air conducting passages of the respiratory system that extend to the larynx from the two external openings of the nose and from the lips through the mouth * * * the airway from the nares and lips to the larynx. The larynx… … Medical dictionary
conducting airway — the lower and upper airways together, from the nares to the terminal bronchioles … Medical dictionary
