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respiratory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹə.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɹɛs.pəɹ.əˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American)
/ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɹɛs.pɹə.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɹɪˈspaɪ.ɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American)
/ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹə.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɹɛs.pəˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American, proscribed, sometimes) with rhotic dissimilation
/ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹə.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɹɛs.pɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin respīrātōrius, equal to respire + -atory.

Meanings

(not-comparable, relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
- The vaccine would be the first to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., which is the reason many infants are admitted to children’s hospitals each year and kills several hundred under 5 each year. 2023 May 18, Christina Jewett, “F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 May 2023:
- 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. 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:

Deriveds

respiratory system · respiratory tract · respiratory practitioner · respiratory pigment · nonrespiratory · Middle East respiratory syndrome · porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome · respiratory syncytial virus · chlororespiratory · sinorespiratory · oculorespiratory · respiratory rate · acute respiratory distress syndrome · severe acute respiratory syndrome · respiratory distress · respiratorily · adult respiratory distress syndrome · respiratory therapist · cardiorespiratory · intrarespiratory · nasorespiratory · neurorespiratory · osmorespiratory · transrespiratory · bronchiorespiratory · infant respiratory distress syndrome · extrarespiratory · respiratory bronchiole · photorespiratory

respirator · respiration · respirology · pulmonologic · irrespirable · pulmonic · pneumonologic · respire · respirologist · pneumologic

Translations (41)

ca respiratori (relating to respiration) · ar تَنَفُّسِيّ (relating to respiration) · id pernapasan (relating to respiration) · tr solunumsal (relating to respiration) · uk респірато́рний (relating to respiration) · nn respirasjons- (relating to respiration) · fr respiratoire (relating to respiration) · arz جهاز تنفسي (relating to respiration) · nb respirasjons- (relating to respiration) · hu légúti (relating to respiration) · pt respiratório (relating to respiration) · tr respiratuar (relating to respiration) · hu légzési (relating to respiration) · hu légzőszervi (relating to respiration) · cmn 呼吸的 (relating to respiration) · ru респирато́рный (relating to respiration) · hy շնչառական (relating to respiration) · ast respiratoriu (relating to respiration) · de respiratorisch (relating to respiration) · la respīrātōrius (relating to respiration) · nn respiratorisk (relating to respiration) · it respiratorio (relating to respiration) · nb respiratorisk (relating to respiration) · es respiratorio (relating to respiration) · be ды́хальны (relating to respiration) · pl oddechowy (relating to respiration) · gl respiratorio (relating to respiration) · fi hengitys- (relating to respiration) · mi romahā (relating to respiration) · ga riospráide (relating to respiration) · uk ди́хальний (relating to respiration) · ka სასუნთქი (relating to respiration) · eo spira (relating to respiration) · ga análach (relating to respiration) · de Atem- (relating to respiration) · ka რესპირატორული (relating to respiration) · ka სუნთქვისა (relating to respiration) · ru дыха́тельный (relating to respiration) · hu légzőrendszeri (relating to respiration) · ar جِهَاز تَنَفُّسِيّ (relating to respiration) · bg дихателен (relating to respiration)