tract : Idioms & Phrases

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alimentary tract

  • noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
    digestive tract; alimentary tract; gastrointestinal tract; digestive tube; alimentary canal.
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alimentary tract smear

  • noun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts
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corticospinal tract

  • noun any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
    corticospinal tract; pyramidal motor system.
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digestive tract

  • noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
    digestive tract; alimentary tract; gastrointestinal tract; digestive tube; alimentary canal.
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gastrointestinal tract

  • noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
    digestive tract; alimentary tract; gastrointestinal tract; digestive tube; alimentary canal.
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gi tract

  • noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
    digestive tract; alimentary tract; gastrointestinal tract; digestive tube; alimentary canal.
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lower respiratory tract

  • noun the bronchi and lungs
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lower respiratory tract smear

  • noun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
    bronchoscopic smear; sputum smear.
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nerve tract

  • noun a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
    pathway; nerve pathway; tract.
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optic tract

  • noun the cranial nerve that serves the retina
    optic nerve; second cranial nerve; nervus opticus.
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pyramidal tract

  • noun any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
    corticospinal tract; pyramidal motor system.
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respiratory tract

  • noun the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
    airway.
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respiratory tract infection

  • noun any infection of the respiratory tract
    respiratory infection.
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Scapular region, ∨ Scapular tract

  • (Zoöl.), a definite longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers arise.
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tract house

  • noun one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land
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tract housing

  • noun housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land
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Tracts for the Times

  • . See Tractarian.
Webster 1913

upper respiratory tract

  • noun the nose and throat and trachea
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urinary tract

  • noun the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine
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urinary tract infection

  • noun any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract
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