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# respiratory

«respiratory» in Mova's school dictionary: **To do with breathing and the parts of the body we breathe…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (respiratory)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) (medicine) Affecting the breathing system, like a respiratory infection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «respiratory» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiratory/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.