respiratory

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res·pi·ra·to·ry

   [res-per-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ri-spahyuhr-uh-]
adjective
pertaining to or serving for respiration: respiratory disease.
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1780–90; < Late Latin respīrātōrius, equivalent to Latin respīrā(re) to respire + -tōrius -tory1
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  • Air pollution can trigger or worsen a wide spectrum of respiratory and cardiovascular ailments.
  • Many kinds of respiratory ailments are another cost.
  • They might cause unpleasant upper respiratory irritations, but they will not send anyone into anaphylactic shock.
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respiratory or (rarely) respirational (ˈrɛspərətərɪ, -trɪ, ˌrɛspəˈreɪʃənəl)
 
—adj
of, relating to, or affecting respiration or the organs used in respiration
 
respirational or (rarely) respirational
 
—adj

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respiratory res·pi·ra·to·ry (rěs'pər-ə-tôr'ē, rĭ-spīr'ə-)
adj.
Of, relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.

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