RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does respiratory system mean? 

• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun RESPIRATORY SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing

  Familiarity information: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

respiratory system; systema respiratorium

Hypernyms ("respiratory system" is a kind of...):

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

Meronyms (parts of "respiratory system"):

airway; respiratory tract (the passages through which air enters and leaves the body)

respiratory organ (any organ involved in the process of respiration)

trachea (one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids)

Holonyms ("respiratory system" is a part of...):

body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))

 Context examples 

Damage to the respiratory system during a surgical procedure.

(Intraoperative Respiratory Injury, NCI Thesaurus)

JC virus can infect the respiratory system, kidneys, or brain, sometimes causing the fatal progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in the latter case.

(JC Virus, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system.

(Lung disorder, NCI Dictionary)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the respiratory system.

(Non-Neoplastic Respiratory Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Particles in the air from fires and toxic fumes can damage your eyes and respiratory system.

(Inhalation Injuries, Environmental Protection Agency)

A type of disorder that affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system.

(Chronic lung disease, NCI Dictionary)

In humans, DOCK8 deficiency leads to recurrent viral infections of the skin and respiratory system and to severe allergies and asthma.

(Scientists discover immune cell subtype in mice that drives allergic reactions, National Institutes of Health)

The part of the respiratory system below the bifurcation of the trachea.

(Lower Respiratory System, NCI Thesaurus)

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)

A respiratory system disorder that occurs during the neonatal period.

(Neonatal Respiratory System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)