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Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes.
  2. adj. pertaining to respiration
  3. Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes. Respiratory foods. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under Food, n., 1. -- Respiratory tree (Zoöl.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.
  4. Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as,the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function;respiratory changes. Respiratory foods. (Physiol.) See 2d Note underFood, n., 1.-- Respiratory tree (Zoöl.), the branched internal gill of certainholothurians.
  5. j:100 a. pertaining to respiration