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respiratory

res·pi·ra·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [res-per-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ri-spahyuh r-uh-]
    • /ˈrɛs pər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, rɪˈspaɪər ə-/
    • /rɪˈspɪr.ə.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [res-per-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ri-spahyuh r-uh-]
    • /ˈrɛs pər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, rɪˈspaɪər ə-/

Definitions of respiratory word

  • adjective respiratory pertaining to or serving for respiration: respiratory disease. 1
  • adjective respiratory breathing 1
  • adjective respiratory Respiratory means relating to breathing. 0
  • adjective respiratory of, relating to, or affecting respiration or the organs used in respiration 0
  • adjective respiratory of, for, or involving respiration or the respiratory system 0
See all 5 definitions of respiratory

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Origin of respiratory

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < Late Latin respīrātōrius, equivalent to Latin respīrā(re) to respire + -tōrius -tory1

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Parts of speech for Respiratory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Respiratory

respiratory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for respiratory

adj respiratory

  • breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen

adjective respiratory

  • inhaling — Present participle of inhale.
  • lung — either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
  • wheezing — The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze.
All 4 Synonyms of respiratory

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  • cardiorespiratory

    of, relating to, or affecting the heart and respiratory system.

  • mers

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  • respiratory distress syndrome

    Also called hyaline membrane disease. an acute lung disease of the newborn, occurring primarily in premature babies and babies born to ill mothers, characterized by rapid breathing, flaring of the nostrils, inelastic lungs, edema of the extremities, and in some cases the formation of a hyaline membrane on the lungs caused by a lack of surfactant in the immature lung tissue. Abbreviation: RDS.
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