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respiratory

/ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ adjective

In Latin: respīrātōrius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about respiratory at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Pertaining to respiration.
    respiratory assistance

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin respīrātōrius, equal to respire + -atory.

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