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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Respiratory \Re*spir"a*to*ry\ (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? or r?s"p?*r?-), a. (Physiol.) 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}, noun, 1.
{Respiratory tree} (Zo["o]l.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
respiratory
adjective: pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"
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