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airway

noun as in air pipe

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This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing.

Snoring is a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, when your airway collapses or becomes blocked during sleep.

We cant get out this way, said Tom; well have to go up through the airway.

Then, with a glance at the sleeping boy, Come ye up the airway a bit.

If you are unable to obtain an effective airway, then the other procedures are to be of no avail.

The cuff is a small latex cuff which should prevent leakage of air around the tube, thus insuring an adequate airway.

This is a plastic tube which is inserted into the trachea, into the windpipe, to allow an adequate airway, adequate breathing.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to airway, such as: air passage, and air shaft.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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