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Respiratory - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Respiratory : adj : pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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
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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)
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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. |
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RELL_MANIA: Respiratory aresst= absence of respiration, may not recover spontaneously Cheynne stokes respiration= abnormal breathing {waxing & wanning |
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