respiratory system

Noun

Meaning

the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

systema respiratorium respirator airway Airways respiratory tract respiratory apparatus lary hearts and lungs breathing apparatus respiratory organ abdominal organs ventilatory system breathing system inside organs of an animal organs specialized for breathing

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Hypernyms

system

Examples

Laughing is also good for your respiratory system. Allen Klein

Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very much involved with each other. This manifests itself in the human body with a crossing of the two systems in the throat. George C. Williams

After a very high level of consumption, the respiratory system becomes depressed and the person will stop breathing. Source: Internet

Also in 1884, Jellinek demonstrated the effects of cocaine as a respiratory system anesthetic. Source: Internet

An avian respiratory system would need a lung volume of about convert compared with a mammalian requirement of convert, which would exceed the space available. Source: Internet

Because the virus attacks the respiratory system, many other nations have suffered extreme ventilator shortfalls under the crush of an outbreak. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

respiratory rhythm respiratory syncytial virus respiratory syncytial viruses respiratory therapist respiratory tract respiratory tract infection