airway; respiratory tract
Medical and anatomical term for the passage through which air travels from the nose and mouth to the lungs.
When the airway narrows, breathing becomes difficult.
Be careful not to let foreign objects enter the airway.
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
lower respiratory tract; lower airway
respiratory tract infection; RTI
airway obstruction; respiratory obstruction
Compound of 気 (ki, 'air, breath') and 道 (dō, 'path, way'). The reading きどう follows standard on'yomi. The term is a modern medical coinage.