respiratory
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈrɛspəˌrɛtɔri/
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respiratorio
- He is experiencing respiratory issues that make it difficult for him to breathe.
- respiratory infection
- respiratory disease
- respiratory illness
It says proud wife of a respiratory therapist.
- It says proud wife of a respiratory therapist.
- And it started with a respiratory pandemic that started in China.
- Explaining how you, it catches your respiratory droplets.
- And so when we hear the term cardio respiratory fitness, that's what we really mean.
- Your fear response changes with the respiratory cycle.
- And through respiratory sinus arrhythmia, your heart rate is changing.
- So during this pandemic, we have learnt a huge amount about the spread of respiratory viruses.
- These viruses strictly cause respiratory symptoms.
- I was up on the respiratory ward in South Wales Hospital, Heath Hospital.
- So I hope I've convinced you here that, all right, this is a, these could be buoyant respiratory jets and puffs.
- So if we start with cardiovascular slash cardio respiratory health, there's three biomarkers that we want to test here.
- Cardiac issues, respiratory issues, gut issues, blood flow, back to the head issues, migraine headaches.
- It doesn't necessarily have to be like the clinical like terminus of of, you know, respiratory and cardiac function or whatever.
Examples
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So during this pandemic, we have learnt a huge amount about the spread of respiratory viruses.
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DOCTOR: I need blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, -oxygen level.
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And so originally our focus was on respiratory conditions.
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None of us had done any respiratory training at all before Saturday.
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And it started with a respiratory pandemic that started in China.
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And don't go if you have respiratory problems or heart problems.
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Most people with the disease live between two to five years before ALS leads to respiratory problems that usually cause death.
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Respiratory therapists check the settings every hour.
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"We know she died of acute respiratory distress with a history of asthma."
Fiction book (1999) -
John was a sickly infant, prone to chronic respiratory infections and long illnesses.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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4.1
Relating to the lungs or how they work
Compounds
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3.7
Parts of the body that take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide when you breathe
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3.4
A health problem that affects the lungs, nose, or throat and makes breathing difficult
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3.4
Parts of the body, like the nose and throat, that carry air to and from the lungs
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3.3
The number of breaths a person takes each minute used to check health
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5.3
A serious breathing disease causing fever, cough and trouble breathing that can lead to death
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4.1
A sickness of the parts used for breathing, like the nose and lungs, that causes cough and breathing problems
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7.4
A serious illness in which the lungs are damaged and fill with fluid so oxygen cannot reach the blood
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4.1
Part of the breathing system that includes the lungs and big air tubes
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6.5
A serious lung problem in premature babies whose lungs cannot stay open so they breathe fast and look blue
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3.7
A body part that takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide when an animal breathes
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6.7
Blood becomes less acidic when you breathe out too much carbon dioxide
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5.4
A part of the brain that controls how fast and deep you breathe by sending messages to breathing muscles
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4.1
The part of the breathing system that includes the nose, throat, and windpipe
- Neologism
A virus infection from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that affects the lungs and airways, also called COVID-19
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An infection in the lungs or large airways that causes cough and fever
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A sample from the lungs placed on a slide to look for infection or cancer
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A viral illness that causes fever, cough, and breathing problems and often spreads from camels to people
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A serious lung problem in newborn babies, often premature, when their lungs cannot open properly and they have trouble breathing
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A number showing how much carbon dioxide is made compared to oxygen used
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Blood becomes too acidic because the lungs do not remove enough carbon dioxide
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A virus that infects the breathing tubes of young children and can cause serious chest infections like pneumonia
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Respiratory comes from the parts re- 'again' and spirare 'to breathe', giving a simple picture of the breathing action. You can see the same root in inspire, which also has to do with breathing. That is why respiratory describes the body parts and problems that are about breathing.