Respiratory

Respiratory (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? o r?s"p?*r?-) , adjective

(Physiology) Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes.

Collocations (2)

Respiratory foods (Physiology) , See 2d Note under Food, n., 1.

Respiratory tree (Zoology) , the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.