respiratory
English
Etymology
From respire + -atory.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹə.tɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹə.tɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pɹə.tɹi/, /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹə.tɹi/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛs.pəɹ.əˌtɔɹ.i/, /ˈɹɛs.pɹəˌtɔɹ.i/, /ɹɪˈspaɪ.ɹəˌtɔɹ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɪɹətəɹi, -ɛspəɹətəɹi, -aɪɹətəɹi, -ɛspəɹətɔːɹi, -aɪɹətɔːɹi
Adjective
respiratory (not comparable)
- (relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
- 2013 May–June, J. Z. Salvail; G. A. Wright; M. Kleinewietfeld; C. Wu; N. Yosef; J. L. Hood; A. P. Jallouk; N. Campbell; L. Ratner; S. A. Wickline; A. D. Luis, “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
- bronchiorespiratory
- cardiorespiratory
- chlororespiratory
- extrarespiratory
- infant respiratory distress syndrome
- intrarespiratory
- Middle East respiratory syndrome
- nasorespiratory
- neurorespiratory
- nonrespiratory
- oculorespiratory
- osmorespiratory
- photorespiratory
- respiratorily
- respiratory bronchiole
- respiratory distress
- respiratory pigment
- respiratory practitioner
- respiratory rate
- respiratory syncytial virus
- respiratory system
- respiratory tract
- severe acute respiratory syndrome
- sinorespiratory
- transrespiratory
Related terms
- respiration
- respirologist
Translations
relating to respiration
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References
- “respiratory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “respiration”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary