lower respiratory
adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting the lower respiratory tract
a lower respiratory infection
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Keep in mind that mutations could turn a not-so-nasty virus into a nasty one, especially if those mutations allow the virus to more effectively attack human’s lower respiratory tracts.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The only people who've fallen ill so far were those on farms exposed to very high levels of virus, which penetrated deep into their lower respiratory tract.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
For chronic lower respiratory disease, the proportion was 26%.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2024
Stroke moved up to the fourth leading cause of death, followed by chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, kidney disease and liver disease.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The only people who've fallen ill so far were those on farms exposed to very high levels of virus, which penetrated deep into their lower respiratory tract.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
For chronic lower respiratory disease, the proportion was 26%.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2024
Stroke moved up to the fourth leading cause of death, followed by chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, kidney disease and liver disease.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Lower respiratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lower%20respiratory. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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