(medicine) The quality and symptom of a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.

(medicine) A condition that occurs in premature infants due to underdeveloped lungs and surfactant deficiency.

The number of breaths taken in a specified time (usually a minute)

plural of respiratory practitioner

(medicine) A professional medical designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting an individual who is fully qualified and licensed to evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders.

A gill-like organ used by certain insects to draw water from the air.

plural of severe acute respiratory syndrome

(medicine) a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in critical care and cardiopulmonary medicine

plural of respiratory therapist

(relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.