Respiratory Meaning
/ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRelating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
Sentence Examples
Concerning the characteristics of respiratory function in swimmers.
She suffers from a respiratory disease.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor said the patient's serious ____ infection was caused by a lung virus.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child was admitted to hospital with a severe ____ infection that had not responded to antibiotics.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from New Latin respīrātōrius, equal to respire + -atory.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents."
— 2013 May–June, J. Z. Salvail, G. A. Wright, M. Kleinewietfeld, C. Wu, N. Yosef, J. L. Hood, A. P. Jallouk, N. Campbell, L. Ratner, S. A. Wickline, A. D. Luis, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
"The vaccine would be the first to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., which is the reason many infants are admitted to children’s hospitals each year and kills several hundred under 5 each year."
— 2023 May 18, Christina Jewett, “F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 May 2023:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor said the patient's serious ____ infection was caused by a lung virus.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child was admitted to hospital with a severe ____ infection that had not responded to antibiotics.