Definitions

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  • adjective biology Pertaining to the airway and digestive tract.

Etymologies

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aero- +‎ digestive

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Examples

  • "Multivitamins, folate, and green vegetables protect against gene promoter methylation in the aerodigestive tract of smokers."

    Dr. Richard Palmquist: Green Veterinary Medicine: Veggies for Pets 2010

  • "Multivitamins, folate, and green vegetables protect against gene promoter methylation in the aerodigestive tract of smokers."

    Dr. Richard Palmquist: Green Veterinary Medicine: Veggies for Pets 2010

  • National Institutes of Health and conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles, also reported that lifetime use of cannabis was not positively associated with cancers of the lung or aerodigestive tract, and further noted that certain moderate users of the drug experienced a reduced cancer risk compared to non-using controls.

    Paul Armentano: If Pot Prevented Cancer You Would Have Read About It, Right? 2009

  • In addition, there are several entirely new classifications: gastrointestinal carcinoids (neuroendocrine tumours) gastrointestinal stromal tumour upper aerodigestive mucosal carcinoma uterine sarcomas intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Previous reviews of long-term cannabis smoking have noted similar respiratory complications, though an association between cannabis use and lung and/or upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) cancers has not been found.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • Previous reviews of long-term cannabis smoking have noted similar respiratory complications, though an association between cannabis use and lung and/or upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) cancers has not been found.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • Previous reviews of long-term cannabis smoking have noted similar respiratory complications, though an association between cannabis use and lung and/or upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) cancers has not been found.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • "The hot dog is just perfectly designed to act like a plug," said Deepak Mehta, director of the pediatric aerodigestive center at Children's Hospital of

    WN.com - Articles related to Academy Award winner Kate Winslet's marriage to Sam Mendes latest cursed by Oscars 2010

  • Candidates are sought to join a basic and translational research program focusing on squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract, recently funded by an

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2010

  • However, he adds, it is still possible that orally administered resveratrol can prevent cancers along the aerodigestive tract.

    NutraIngredients-USA RSS 2009

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