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upper respiratory tract vs respiratory tract

respiratory tract vs upper respiratory tract

upper respiratory tract and respiratory tract both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
upper respiratory tract Yes No No No
respiratory tract Yes No No No
As nouns, respiratory tract is a hypernym of upper respiratory tract; that is, respiratory tract is a word with a broader meaning than upper respiratory tract:
  • upper respiratory tract: the nose and throat and trachea
  • respiratory tract: the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
Other hypernyms of upper respiratory tract include airway.
upper respiratory tract (noun) respiratory tract (noun)
the nose and throat and trachea the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
Difference between upper respiratory tract and respiratory tract

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