lower airway

noun

The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at the bronchioles.

Opposite
upper airway
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Meanings

nounlower airway (plural lower airways)

plural lower airways

  1. anatomyThe part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at the bronchioles.
  2. anatomyThe part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at alveoli.
  3. anatomyThe part of the respiratory tract starting at the larynx and ending at the alveoli.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
upper airway
Cite this entry
APA

lower airway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20airway

MLA

“lower airway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20airway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lower airway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20airway.

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