Respiratory
adjective
1.
pertaining to or serving for respiration:
respiratory disease.
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or affecting respiration or the organs used in respiration
respiratory res·pi·ra·to·ry (rěs’pər-ə-tôr’ē, rĭ-spīr’ə-)
adj.
Of, relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.
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respiratory acidosis n. Acidosis that is caused by retention of carbon dioxide, due to inadequate pulmonary ventilation or hypoventilation, and that results in a decrease in blood pH unless compensated for by renal retention of bicarbonate.
- Respiratory alkalosis
respiratory alkalosis n. Alkalosis resulting from abnormal loss of carbon dioxide due to hyperventilation.
- Respiratory bronchiole
respiratory bronchiole n. The smallest subdivision of a bronchiole, connecting a terminal bronchiole to an alveolar duct.
- Respiratory capacity
respiratory capacity n. See vital capacity.
- Respiratory center
respiratory center n. The region of neurons in the brain that receives afferent information that is then translated to signals controlling the sequence of breathing.