respiratory tract infection

Other forms: respiratory tract infections

Definitions of respiratory tract infection
  1. noun
    any infection of the respiratory tract
    synonyms: respiratory infection
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    types:
    lower respiratory infection
    infection of the lower respiratory tract
    upper respiratory infection
    infection of the upper respiratory tract
    type of:
    infection
    the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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