respiratoryadjective [ before noun ]
uk/rɪˈspɪr.ə.tər.i/us/ˈres.pə.rə.tɔːr.i/formal or specializedrelating to breathing:
Smoking can cause respiratory diseases.
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- breathless
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- sigh
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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