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tract1 definition

tract (trakt)

noun

  1. Archaic
    1. duration or lapse of time
    2. a period of time
  2. a continuous expanse of land or of water, mineral deposit, etc.; stretch; extent; area
  3. ☆ Chiefly West a housing development
  4. Anat., Zool.
    1. a system of parts or organs, or an elongated region, having some special function the genitourinary tract
    2. a bundle of nerve fibers having the same origin, termination, and function

  5. Etymology: ML(Ec) tractus

    R.C.Ch. in the former Latin Mass, one or more penitential verses said, as in Lent, after the Gradual

Etymology: L tractus, a drawing out, extent < pp. of trahere, to draw

tract2 definition

tract (trakt)

noun

  1. Obsolete a treatise
  2. a propagandizing pamphlet, esp. one on a religious or political subject

Etymology: ME tracte < LL tractatus: see tractate

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medical tract definition - medical

tract Synonyms

tract

n.

expanse, plot, region, stretch, piece of land, field.


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tract Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • moorland: Extensive tract of dry moorland, Mountain grass, moor bent grass.

Converse of object

  • irritate: These fumes may cause occupational asthma and can also irritate the upper respiratory tract and eyes.

Adjective modifier

  • gastrointestinal: It is only poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract in the presence of intact mucosa.

Modifies a noun

  • infection: During the winter months respiratory tract infections with a variety of viruses are more common.

Noun used with modifier

  • outflow: I'd known he had something but this is the first time the doctor called it the outflow tract obstruction.
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