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noun
1.
an air route equipped with emergency landing fields, beacon lights, radio beams, etc.
2.
a passageway by which air passes from the nose or mouth to the air sacs of the lungs.
3.
Medicine/Medical. a tubelike device used to maintain adequate, unobstructed respiration, as during general anesthesia.
4.
any passage in a mine used for purposes of ventilation; an air course.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | an air route, esp one that is fully equipped with emergency landing fields, navigational aids, etc |
| 2. | a passage for ventilation, esp in a mine |
| 3. | a passage down which air travels from the nose or mouth to the lungs |
| 4. | med a tubelike device inserted via the throat to keep open the airway of an unconscious patient |
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Medical Dictionary
airway air·way (âr'wā')
n.
Any of the various parts of the respiratory tract through which air passes during breathing.
A device used to gain an unobstructed route to convey air into and out of the lungs during general anesthesia or when the respiratory passage is blocked.
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Example sentences
Inhalers deliver medication to the lungs, reducing airway inflammation and airway muscle constriction.
No one had known that the fungus could cause such severe damage to a patient's airway and blood vessels.
Croup is an infection of the airway commonly caused by a virus.
Swelling of the airway is a life-threatening emergency.
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