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

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. respiratoryadjective

    pertaining to respiration

    "respiratory assistance"

Wiktionary

  1. respiratoryadjective

    relating to respiration; breathing

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. respiratory

    Respiratory refers to anything related to the process of respiration: the act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing. It also refers to the system in the body that facilitates this process and includes organs and structures such as the lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, nose, mouth and diaphragm. So, respiratory can describe an action, a disease, a process, or a part of the body that is involved in the breathing process.

Webster Dictionary

  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:

    I’m really proud of our team, 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. Mark Fox:

    The reason that I think most people think the hiccups occur( in the uterus) is that it is actually training the respiratory muscles in the womb... because you do need to breathe just as soon as you're born. By repeatedly contracting and relaxing the diaphragm and the( other) breathing muscles, it trains the baby.

  3. Indra Cidambi:

    When you mix buprenorphine with opioids, there is an increased risk of respiratory depression. That’s what you see when a parent goes into a child’s room and they’re not audible, when someone is on these four rods, they’re not following therapy— they’re easily combining the drugs, and that can lead to death.

  4. Ryan Steele:

    Mucus is naturally occurring in our bodies, and it provides a very important function to maintain good health in our respiratory tract, it helps to capture [ allergens, bacteria and viruses ].

  5. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:

    The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving in New York.

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