respiratory disorder
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈrɛspəˌrɛtəri dɪsˈɔrdər/
:
trastorno respiratorio
- Smoking is known to contribute to various respiratory disorders, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
- other respiratory disorders
Examples
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Sigsgaard et al. (1992) reported on respiratory disorders in resource recovery workers.
Academic text (1996) -
For students with asthma or other respiratory disorders, the teaching environment should be well ventilated and the temperature should be set at comfortable levels.
Academic text (1996) -
These results correspond in part with those reported on Army data, in that an overall decline in rates for respiratory disorders was also noted among Army men and women from 1982 to 1985.
Academic text (1992) -
Microbiologists, virologists, and bacteriologists around the world are in consensus that the biggest risk for a pandemic comes from respiratory disorders.
Blog text (34) -
However, this respiratory disorder is, in general, not clinically detected, probably due to slight intensity and scant clinical consequence.
Academic text (2007) -
Regarding respiratory disorders, those who had hazardous use of any substance had higher odds of current hay fever, lifetime asthma, and current and lifetime bronchitis.
Academic text (2009) -
If confirmed, this hypothesis has important implications for lung development, respiratory symptoms during infancy, and the aetiology of various respiratory disorders in later life, including asthma.
Academic text (1999) -
The pending release of a 1990 EPA report that focuses on the health effects of passive smoking with respect to lung cancer in adults and respiratory disorders in children will probably become a topic for debate in the ongoing struggle between smoking and nonsmoking forces.
Academic text (1992) -
Finally, we recruited children with a diagnosis of CF who were medically stable; thus, the effects of our home-based rehabilitation model in patients with exacerbated CF, in adults who have a specific need for exercise interventions, or in patients with other chronic respiratory disorders remain to be established.
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Massive hemorrhage was the primary cause of preventable death and accounted for more than 80% of the total preventable deaths, whereas airway blockages and respiratory disorders accounted for only 10%-15%.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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A disease that affects the lungs or airways and makes it hard to breathe
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A health problem that affects the lungs, nose, or throat and makes breathing difficult
How Serious
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'respiratory' (pertaining to breathing organs) with 'disorder' (a medical condition); together they clearly denote a condition affecting the breathing system. This adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Respiratory disorder comes from two parts: respiratory, which means 'breathing', and disorder, which means 'not in order' or 'a problem'. It paints a clear picture: the parts that help you breathe, like the lungs and windpipe, are not working right, so the phrase means a disease that affects breathing.