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respiratory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Respiratory \Re*spir"a*to*ry\ (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? or r?s"p?*r?-), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes. {Respiratory foods}. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under {Food}, n., 1. {Respiratory tree} (Zo["o]l.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: respiratory adj : pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"
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