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RESPIRATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to respiration
Example:
respiratory assistance
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
respiration (the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs)
Derivation:
respire (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs)
respire (undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide)
respire (breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety)
Context examples:
The part of the respiratory system between the nose or mouth and the lungs.
(Airway, NCI Thesaurus)
Mucous (goblet) cell metaplastic hyperplasia is a variant, in which the respiratory epithelium of conducting airways is replaced by mucous cells either as a single or a pseudostratified layer.
(Airway Epithelial Hyperplasia of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Lymphoid tissue located beneath the mucosal epithelia of those mucosal surfaces that have contact with the external environment, such as the respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems.
(Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
It manifests as respiratory distress and persistent pulmonary hypertension in infancy.
(Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
Mucosal epithelia in the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive tracts produce a form of IgA (IGA, SECRETORY) that serves to protect these ports of entry into the body.
(Mucosal Immunity, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A specialized structure that serves as an organ of the sense of smell as well as part of the respiratory system; the term includes both the external nose and the nasal cavity.
(Murine Nose, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Life-threatening respiratory failure that develops rapidly.
(Acute Respiratory Failure, NCI Thesaurus)
A member of a family of viruses that can cause infections in the respiratory tract, eye, and gastrointestinal tract.
(Adenovirus, NCI Dictionary)
A group of DNA containing viruses which infect mammals and are capable of causing respiratory disease, including one form of the common cold.
(Adenovirus, NCI Thesaurus)
The respiratory passage distal to the respiratory bronchiole.
(Alveolar Duct, NCI Thesaurus)
