respiratory infection
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- noun
- /ˈrɛspəˌrɛtɔri ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
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infección respiratoria
- The doctor explained that a respiratory infection can affect the nose, throat, and lungs.
- upper respiratory infection
- acute respiratory infection
- viral respiratory infections
Acute lower respiratory infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder account for about one and a half million deaths a a year.
- Acute lower respiratory infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder account for about one and a half million deaths a a year.
- And so when I was pushing, pushing, pushing really hard, I think I just had a low grade respiratory infection that my body couldn't, couldn't like keep it Bay.
Examples
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John was a sickly infant, prone to chronic respiratory infections and long illnesses.
Fiction book (2000) -
Almost four million children die each year of acute respiratory infections associated with indoor and outdoor air pollution.
Academic text (1998) -
Apparently, he developed an upper-respiratory infection.
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She has a respiratory infection.
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Are you afflicted with respiratory infections?
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We undertook the study during the spring months when upper respiratory infections are diagnosed most frequently.
Academic text (2007) -
Teams visited preselected households twice a week to identify acute respiratory infections among children two years of age.
Academic text (2012) -
Patients had neither worsening asthma nor a respiratory infection in the preceding 6 weeks.
Academic text (2000) -
Pneumococcal infections are a common cause of respiratory infections in Nepal and worldwide.
Academic text (2007) -
Infants of smoking parents are hospitalized for respiratory infections more frequently than children of nonsmokers.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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A sickness of the parts used for breathing, like the nose and lungs, that causes cough and breathing problems
An infection in the nose, throat, or lungs
How Severe
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'respiratory' (pertaining to the organs of respiration) with 'infection' (an illness caused by microbes), yielding an infection of the respiratory tract. This adjective+noun composition is a common, literal pattern across languages and follows standard English morphology, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Respiratory infection comes from two words: respiratory (the parts used for 'breathing') and infection (when 'germs' enter and cause illness). So it means an illness where germs make the nose, throat, airways, or lungs sick.