Category:Respiratory

Re*spir"a*to*ry (r*spr"*t*r or rs"p*r-), a. (physiol.)

Defn: 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.