- respiratory
- UK [rɪˈspɪrət(ə)rɪ] / UK [ˈresp(ə)rət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈresp(ə)rəˌtɔrɪ]
adjective biology
relating to the process of breathing air in and out
the respiratory system
The patient died of respiratory failure.
English dictionary. 2014.
the respiratory system
The patient died of respiratory failure.
English dictionary. 2014.
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. [1913 Webster] {Respiratory… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
respiratory — [res′pər ə tôr΄ē, ri spī′rətôr΄ē] adj. [ML respiratorius] of, for, or involving respiration or the respiratory system … English World dictionary
respiratory — 1790, from Mod.L. respiratorius or O.Fr. respiratoire; see RESPIRATION (Cf. respiration) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
respiratory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to respiration or the organs of respiration … English terms dictionary
respiratory — /res peuhr euh tawr ee, tohr ee, ri spuyeur euh /, adj. pertaining to or serving for respiration: respiratory disease. [1780 90; < LL respiratorius, equiv. to L respira(re) to RESPIRE + torius TORY1] * * * (as used in expressions) severe acute… … Universalium
Respiratory — Having to do with respiration. The word comes from the Latin re (again) + spirare (to breathe) = to breathe again. * * * Relating to respiration. * * * res·pi·ra·to·ry res p(ə )rə .tōr ē, ri spī rə , .tȯr adj 1) of or relating to respiration… … Medical dictionary
respiratory — res|pi|ra|to|ry [ resp(ə)rə,tɔri ] adjective FORMAL relating to the process of breathing air in and out: the respiratory system The patient died of respiratory failure. the department of respiratory medicine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
respiratory — [[t]re̱spərətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Respiratory means relating to breathing. [MEDICAL] ...people with severe respiratory problems... If you smoke then the whole respiratory system is constantly under attack … English dictionary
respiratory — adjective formal or technical connected with breathing: respiratory diseases | the respiratory system … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
respiratory — adj. Respiratory is used with these nouns: ↑ailment, ↑allergy, ↑disease, ↑failure, ↑illness, ↑infection, ↑rate, ↑symptom, ↑system … Collocations dictionary