Airway and Passage

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Airway noun - The passages through which air enters and leaves the body.

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Passage and airway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passage" instead a noun "Airway".

Nearby Word: air

Passage noun - An established course for traveling from one place to another.

Usage example: the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California

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Airway and passage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Airway" instead a noun "Passage".

Nearby Words: pass, passed, passing, passageway, passaged

A round tube with a hole is used to prop open the jaws and allow passage of the breathing tube down into the airway.

Source: Palate Propping

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