English Online Dictionary. What means respiratory? What does respiratory mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin respīrātōrius, equal to respire + -atory.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹə.tɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹə.tɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pɹə.tɹi/, /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹə.tɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛs.pəɹ.əˌtɔɹ.i/, /ˈɹɛs.pɹəˌtɔɹ.i/, /ɹɪˈspaɪ.ɹəˌtɔɹ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɪɹətəɹi, -ɛspəɹətəɹi, -aɪɹətəɹi, -ɛspəɹətɔːɹi, -aɪɹətɔːɹi
Adjective
respiratory (not comparable)
- (relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
Derived terms
Related terms
- irrespirable
- respiration
- respirator
- respirologist
Translations
See also
- pneumonologic, pneumologic, pulmonic, pulmonologic
References
- “respiratory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “respiration”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.