cardiorespiratory

UK/ˌkɑː.dɪ.əʊ.ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/UK/ˌkɑː.dɪ.əʊˈɹɛs.pə.ɹət.ə.ɹi/UK/ˌkɑː.dɪ.əʊ.ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/US/ˌkɑɹ.di.oʊˈɹɛs.pɚ.ə.tɔɹ.i/

adjective

Pertaining to the heart and breathing.

“cardiorespiratory fitness”

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Meanings

adjectivecardiorespiratory (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to the heart and breathing.

    cardiorespiratory fitness

    1 more example

    The second was to provide a panoramic view of some exciting areas in cardiorespiratory biology that are being studied at the genetic level and that, most likely, will have substantial impact on our understanding of disease and therapy.

    2001, “Preface”, in Gabriel Haddad, Tian Xu, editors, Genetic Models in Cardiorespiratory Biology, CRC Press, →ISBN, page vii

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

German kardiorespiratorisch
  • kardiorespiratorischpertaining to the heart and breathing
Irish cardairiospráideach
  • cardairiospráideachpertaining to the heart and breathing
Italian cardiorespiratorio
  • cardiorespiratoriopertaining to the heart and breathing
Spanish cardiorespiratorio
  • cardiorespiratoriopertaining to the heart and breathing

Rhymes & wordplay

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardiorespiratory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiorespiratory.

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