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lower airway

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low·er airway (lr)
n.
The portion of the respiratory tract that extends from the subglottis through the terminal bronchioles.

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Patients complaining of upper and lower airway symptoms caused by scents and chemicals have previously been shown to have increased cough sensitivity to inhaled capsaicin, but the precise mechanisms behind this reaction are unknown.
However, we did observe that large amounts of applesauce and milk, which had been administered during FEES, would be expelled from the lower airway on reflexive coughing (figure 1).
Onshore winds then carry these aerosols inland, where exposed individuals report both upper and lower airway symptoms, such as nonproductive cough, shortness of breath, rhinorrhea, and sneezing (Asai et al.
 
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