Respiratory /(r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? [or] r?s"p?*r?-)/
Re·spir·a·to·ry
Respiratory
a.
- 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.