oculorespiratory

adjective

That affects the eyes and the respiratory system.

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Meanings

adjectiveoculorespiratory (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineThat affects the eyes and the respiratory system.

    The oculorespiratory reflex (ORR) is evoked by traction on the extrinsic muscles of the eye (Blanc et al. 1989). It produces slowing of the respiratory rate and / or shallow respiratory movements.

    1991, Sobhy Morsy Mostafa, Anaesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery, page 30

Origin

From oculo- + respiratory.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with oculorespiratory

respiratoryexpiratoryinspiratorycardiorespiratorybronchiorespiratorychlororespiratoryextrarespiratoryintrarespiratorynasorespiratoryneurorespiratorynonrespiratoryosmorespiratoryperspiratoryphotorespiratorysinorespiratorytransrespiratory
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oculorespiratory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oculorespiratory

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“oculorespiratory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oculorespiratory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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