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Respiratory

//ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi// adj

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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

Etymology

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

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