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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Respiratory

/(r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? [or] r?s"p?*r?-)/ · Re·spir·a·to·ry · IPA /ˈɹɛs.pəɹ.əˌtɔɹ.i/
01 a. Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respira…
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes.(Physiol.)
Phrases & compounds
Respiratory foods — See 2d Note under Food, n., 1.
Respiratory tree — the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.