airway

Example Sentences

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In a statement on X, spokesman Ted Goodman said that Giuliani has had "restrictive airway disease" since the 9/11 terror attacks that diminished his ability to fight off pneumonia.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Obstructive sleep apnea happens when the upper airway repeatedly collapses during sleep.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

The condition, which is often mistaken for asthma, involves inflammation and scar tissue build-up in the airway.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Patients with asthma, a comorbid disease that frequently occurs along with atopic dermatitis, showed a median 56% reduction in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, a measure of airway inflammation.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

Colonel Meecham watched as an F-8 lifted off an unseen airway, cleared the treeline, thundered eastward, accelerating and rising in a clean parabola.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy