respiratory

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin respīrātōrius, equal to respire +‎ -atory. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹə.tɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹə.tɹi/, /ˈɹɛs.pɹə.tɹi/, /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹə.tɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛs.pəɹ.əˌtɔɹ.i/, /ˈɹɛs.pɹəˌtɔɹ.i/, /ɹɪˈspaɪ.ɹəˌtɔɹ.i/, (with rhotic dissimilation; sometimes proscribed) /ˈɹɛs.pəˌtɔɹ.i/ Rhymes: -ɪɹətəɹi, -ɛspəɹətəɹi, -aɪɹətəɹi, -ɛspəɹətɔːɹi, -aɪɹətɔːɹi === Adjective === respiratory (not comparable) (relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== pneumonologic, pneumologic, pulmonic, pulmonologic === References === === Further reading === “respiratory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “respiration”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.