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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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the upper respiratory tract/trachea

He had an inffection in the upper respiratory tract.


Hi,
I wonder if "the upper respiratory trachea" sounds as right as "the upper respiratory tract" in the above. Thanks.
  

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Angliholic I wonder if "the upper respiratory trachea" sounds as right as "the upper respiratory tract" in the above. No. You can't make that substitution.

— CalifJim

  • Angliholic I wonder if "the upper respiratory trachea" sounds as right as "the upper respiratory tract" in the above.
  • No.
  • You can't make that substitution.
  • The trachea is part of the upper respiratory tract.
  • An equivalent, and equally wrong, substitution is to change He had an infection in one of his lower limbs to He had an infection in one of his lower legs .
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AngliholicI wonder if "the upper respiratory trachea" sounds as right as "the upper respiratory tract" in the above.
No.
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No, it's completely unnatural.
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