Meanings
adjectivenonrespiratory (not comparable)
- not comparableNot respiratory.
But this study, of 13,116 Canadian children, found that the risk of asthma increased even in children treated with antibiotics for nonrespiratory illnesses in the first year of life.
2007 June 19, Nicholas Bakalar, “Antibiotic Use in First Year May Increase Asthma Risk”, in New York Times
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nonrespiratory
respiratoryexpiratoryinspiratorycardiorespiratorybronchiorespiratorychlororespiratoryextrarespiratoryintrarespiratorynasorespiratoryneurorespiratoryoculorespiratoryosmorespiratoryperspiratoryphotorespiratorysinorespiratorytransrespiratory
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nonrespiratory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrespiratory
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“nonrespiratory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrespiratory. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonrespiratory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrespiratory.
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