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airway definition

air·way (-wā′)

noun

  1. air shaft (sense )
  2. a specific route for air traffic, provided with navigational aids; air lane
  3. airwaves
  4. Med.
    1. a respiratory passageway
    2. a device used to bring air to the lungs during anesthesia

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airway Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dilate: Relievers Medicines based on Salbutamol that are used to treat the symptoms of an asthma attack by dilating the small airways.

Adjective modifier

  • laryngeal: The use of a nasopharyngeal airway or the laryngeal mask airway may be helpful in certain cases.

Modifies a noun

  • obstruction: Sleep related upper airway obstruction in a cohort with Down's syndrome.

Noun used with modifier

  • mask: The use of a nasopharyngeal airway or the laryngeal mask airway may be helpful in certain cases.

Preposition: in

  • lung: Phlegm is an excessive collection of mucus produced by the lining cells of the airways in the lungs.

Preposition: of

  • lung: These are released from the walls of the airways of the lung.
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