respiratory (B2)
adjective
Pronunciation: [rəˈspɪrətɔːri]
Definition
Relating to or affecting the process of breathing.
Examples
The doctor listened to the patient's respiratory sounds.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease.
He suffered from severe respiratory distress.
How to Use respiratory
- respiratory system (collocation)
- The organs and tissues that facilitate breathing. — "Damage to the respiratory system can be life-threatening."
- respiratory distress (collocation)
- Difficulty in breathing. — "The infant was admitted to the hospital for respiratory distress."
- respiratory failure (collocation)
- The condition where the lungs cannot adequately exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. — "He was placed on a ventilator due to respiratory failure."
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