Respiratory

//ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing. not-comparable, relational

    "Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents."

Adjective
  1. 1
    pertaining to respiration wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
asthmaticnasalpantingpuffingpulmonaryrespirative

Example

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"Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career."

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin respīrātōrius, equal to respire + -atory.

Related phrases

Middle East respiratory syndromeacute respiratory distress syndromeadult respiratory distress syndromeinfant respiratory distress syndromeporcine reproductive and respiratory syndromerespiratory bronchiolerespiratory distressrespiratory pigmentrespiratory practitionerrespiratory raterespiratory syncytial virusrespiratory system

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