'Respiratory' definitions:
Definition of 'respiratory'
From: WordNet
adjective
Pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"
Definition of 'Respiratory'
From: GCIDE
- 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 foods. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under Food, n., 1.
- Respiratory tree (Zool.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Respiratory'
- Respiratory foods,
- Respiratory tree,
- respiratory acidosis,
- respiratory alkalosis,
- respiratory center,
- respiratory disease,
- respiratory disorder,
- respiratory illness,
- respiratory infection,
- respiratory organ,
- respiratory quotient,
- respiratory rate,
- respiratory system,
- respiratory tract,
- lower respiratory infection,
- lower respiratory tract,
- respiratory distress syndrome,
- respiratory syncytial virus,
- respiratory tract infection,
- upper respiratory infection,
- upper respiratory tract,
- adult respiratory distress syndrome,
- lower respiratory tract smear,
- respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn,
- severe acute respiratory syndrome