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Webster 1913 Edition
Respiratory
Re-spir′a-to-ry
(r?-sp?r′?-t?-r? or r?s′p?-r?-)
, Adj.
(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 , 1.
– Food
, Noun.
Respiratory tree
(Zool.)
, the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.
Webster 1828 Edition
Respiratory
RES'PIRATORY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
respiratory
respiratory
English
Adjective
respiratory (not comparable)
- Relating to respiration; breathing.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
- 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.
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Derived terms
- pararespiratory
- respiratory tract
Related terms
Translations
relating to respiration; breathing
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