Cardiorespiratory

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the heart and breathing. not-comparable

    "cardiorespiratory fitness"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions wordnet

Synonyms

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cardiopneumaticcardiopulmonarycardiopulmonary

Example

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"The second was to provide a panoramic view of some exciting areas in cardiorespiratory biology that are being studied at the genetic level and that, most likely, will have substantial impact on our understanding of disease and therapy."

Etymology

From cardio- + respiratory.

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