Definitions for respiratory
ˈrɛs pər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, rɪˈspaɪər ə-res·pi·ra·to·ry

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1. respiratoryadjective

   pertaining to respiration

   "respiratory assistance"

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1. respiratoryadjective

   relating to respiration; breathing

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1. respiratory

   The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants. The anatomy and physiology that make this happen varies greatly, depending on the size of the organism, the environment in which it lives and its evolutionary history. In land animals the respiratory surface is internalized as linings of the lungs. Gas exchange in the lungs occurs in millions of small air sacs; in mammals and reptiles these are called alveoli, and in birds they are known as atria. These microscopic air sacs have a very rich blood supply, thus bringing the air into close contact with the blood. These air sacs communicate with the external environment via a system of airways, or hollow tubes, of which the largest is the trachea, which branches in the middle of the chest into the two main bronchi. These enter the lungs where they branch into progressively narrower secondary and tertiary bronchi that branch into numerous smaller tubes, the bronchioles. In birds the bronchioles are termed parabronchi. It is the bronchioles, or parabronchi that generally open into the microscopic alveoli in mammals and atria in birds. Air has to be pumped from the environment into the alveoli or atria by the process of breathing which involves the muscles of respiration. In most fish, and a number of other aquatic animals (both vertebrates and invertebrates) the respiratory system consists of gills, which are either partially or completely external organs, bathed in the watery environment. This water flows over the gills by a variety of active or passive means. Gas exchange takes place in the gills which consist of thin or very flat filaments and lammelae which expose a very large surface area of highly vascularized tissue to the water. Other animals, such as insects, have respiratory systems with very simple anatomical features, and in amphibians even the skin plays a vital role in gas exchange. Plants also have respiratory systems but the directionality of gas exchange can be opposite to that in animals. The respiratory system in plants includes anatomical features such as stomata, that are found in various parts of the plant.

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1. Respiratoryadjective

   of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of respiratory in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of respiratory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of respiratory in a Sentence

1. Stephen Burgher:

   It is a team of teams. We have nurses, technicians, radiologists, respiratory therapists, ER physicians, all coordinating seamlessly with our trauma surgeons, orthopedists, blood bank, etc.

2. Christopher Moriates:

   Many times the assumption seems to be that these patients use their inhalers outside of the hospital so they already know how to do so, but this study and others have shown this is not true and the vast majority of these patients actively misuse their inhalers, the astonishing thing is these patients often spend a few days in the hospital, receiving respiratory therapies multiple times each day, so lack of effective inhaler teaching during hospitalization is a foolishly squandered golden opportunity.

3. Bruce Aylward:

   We're going into a high season for transmission of respiratory illnesses and hence our concern that we have all possible capacities optimized to be able to manage that, and part of this is going to be managing flu and managing, ensuring optimal flu vaccination.

4. Labor Statistics.Still:

   On doctor( TV) shows, they never really show respiratory therapists, they show others doing what we do. I'm grateful to know that at least people know who we are( now).

5. Paul Hunter:

   Cruise ships are environments where respiratory infections can spread very quickly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=respiratory
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Respiratory
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respiratory