respiratory
Pertaining to breath
Respiratory relates to breathing or the organs involved in breathing: the respiratory system, respiratory illness, respiratory failure.
The word appears almost exclusively in medical and scientific contexts.
In everyday speech, people say breathing problems rather than respiratory problems.
Respiratory chest organs
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- bronchiolesSmallest respiratory passages
pleura · diaphragm · thorax · lobes · airways · pharynx · larynx · nasopharynx
Exchange air through lungs
Chronic lung inflammation
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
tuberculosis · pleurisy · cystic fibrosis · apnea · dyspnea · wheezing · cough · congestion
Pulmonary gas exchange
- inhalationTaking breath in
- exhalationBreathing out air
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
gas exchange · perfusion · diffusion · airflow · lung capacity · oxygen uptake · aerobic · hemoglobin
Mechanical breathing apparatus
- intubationPlacing airway tube
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- inhalerPortable respiratory medication device
- oxygen therapyAdministered breathing gas treatment
spirometry · bronchoscopy · pulse oximeter · CPAP · BiPAP · tracheostomy · supplemental oxygen · pulmonologist
lungs
Respiratory chest organs
bronchioles · pleura · diaphragm · thorax · lobes · airways · pharynx · larynx · nasopharynx · epiglottis
breathe
Exchange air through lungs
wheeze · pant · sigh · snore · cough · sneeze · huff · puff · sniff · gulp
asthma
Chronic lung inflammation
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
COPD · tuberculosis · pleurisy · cystic fibrosis · apnea · dyspnea · wheezing · cough · congestion · infection
breathing
Pulmonary gas exchange
- inhalationTaking breath in
- exhalationBreathing out air
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
oxygenation · gas exchange · perfusion · diffusion · airflow · lung capacity · oxygen uptake · aerobic · hemoglobin · saturation
ventilator
Mechanical breathing apparatus
- intubationPlacing airway tube
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- inhalerPortable respiratory medication device
oxygen therapy · spirometry · bronchoscopy · pulse oximeter · CPAP · BiPAP · tracheostomy · supplemental oxygen · pulmonologist · ICU
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, diagnostic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- disease spreadairborne, bloodborne, contact, droplets, fecal-oral
- Diphtheriadiphtheria, pseudomembrane, DPT vaccine
respiratorycirculatory
Of blood movement
cardiovascular · digestive · gastrointestinal · nervous · neurological
- respiratory systemOrgans facilitating breathing
- respiratory arrestComplete halt of breathing
- respiratory distressImpaired breathing function
- respiratory failureInadequate lung gas exchange
- respiratory infectionDisease of breathing passages
- respiratory therapistClinician treating breathing disorders
respirator, respiratory system, respiratory tract, respiratory rate, respiratory distress