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# respiratory

adjective (respiratory)

«respiratory» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with breathing and the parts of the body we breathe with: the nose, windpipe and lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#m1)
2. (medicine) Affecting the breathing system, like a respiratory infection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, the respiratory system is made of the nose, mouth, trachea (windpipe), bronchi and lungs; it takes in oxygen and gives out carbon dioxide. In health and the news, respiratory illnesses include colds, flu, asthma and Covid. Phrases: respiratory system, respiratory infection, respiratory problems, respiratory rate.

### Examples

- The lungs are the main organs of the respiratory system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#x1)
- A cold is a respiratory infection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#x2)
- Smoking damages the respiratory system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#x3)
- Asthma is a respiratory condition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#x4)
- The doctor counted her respiratory rate — how many breaths a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#x5)
- Fish have gills instead of lungs in their respiratory system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced "RES-pi-ra-tree" (UK) or "RES-pruh-tor-ee" (US). From "respiration" (breathing; in science also the process cells use to release energy). Do not confuse respiration (in cells) with just breathing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «respiratory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«respiratory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/respiratory.html) on Mova free.