Respiratory - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Respiratory :  adj : pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Respiratory : \Re*spir"a*to*ry\ (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? or r?s"p?*r?-), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes.

Respiratory foods. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under Food, n., 1.

Respiratory tree (Zo["o]l.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Respiratory :  Respiratory: Having to do with respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Based on the Latin re- (again) _ spirare (to breathe) = to breathe again.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Respiratory

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inventrix: I could, however, be attributing such sensations to something unrelated in the area, such as ordinary musculature or Respiratory spasms.
RELL_MANIA: Respiratory aresst= absence of respiration, may not recover spontaneously Cheynne stokes respiration= abnormal breathing {waxing & wanning
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