Meanings
nounrespiratory system (plural respiratory systems)
plural respiratory systems
- anatomyThe system of organs serving for respiration.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
Similar
systema respiratorium
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic جِهَاز تَنَفُّسِيّ
- جِهَاز تَنَفُّسِيّ (jihāz tanaffusiyy)system of organs
Catalan aparell respiratori
- aparell respiratorisystem of organs
Chinese Mandarin 呼吸系統 /呼吸系统
- 呼吸系統 /呼吸系统 (hūxī xìtǒng)system of organs
Czech dýchací soustava
- dýchací soustavasystem of organs
Danish åndedrætssystem
- åndedrætssystemsystem of organs
Dutch ademhalingssysteem, luchtwegstelsel
- ademhalingssysteemsystem of organs
- luchtwegstelselsystem of organs
Esperanto spira sistemo
- spira sistemosystem of organs
Finnish hengityselimistö, hengityselimet
- hengityselimistösystem of organs
- hengityselimetsystem of organs
French système respiratoire, appareil respiratoire
- système respiratoiresystem of organs
- appareil respiratoiresystem of organs
German Atmungssystem
- Atmungssystemsystem of organs
Hindi श्वसन तंत्र
- श्वसन तंत्र (śvasan tantra)system of organs
Hungarian légzőrendszer
- légzőrendszersystem of organs
Indonesian sistem pernapasan
- sistem pernapasansystem of organs
Japanese 呼吸器系
- 呼吸器系 (kokyū kikei)system of organs
Latin systēma respīrātōrium
- systēma respīrātōriumsystem of organs
Latvian elpošanas sistēma
- elpošanas sistēmasystem of organs
Polish układ oddechowy
- układ oddechowysystem of organs
Portuguese sistema respiratório
- sistema respiratóriosystem of organs
Romanian aparat respirator
- aparat respiratorsystem of organs
Russian дыха́тельная систе́ма
- дыха́тельная систе́ма (dyxátelʹnaja sistéma)system of organs
Spanish sistema respiratorio
- sistema respiratoriosystem of organs
Swedish respirationssystem, andningssystem
- respirationssystemsystem of organs
- andningssystemsystem of organs
Tagalog palahingahing kaayusan
- palahingahing kaayusansystem of organs
Thai ระบบหายใจ
- ระบบหายใจ (rá-bòp-hǎai-jai)system of organs
Turkish solunum sistemi
- solunum sistemisystem of organs
Vietnamese hệ hô hấp
- hệ hô hấpsystem of organs
Cite this entry
APA
respiratory system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respiratory%20system
MLA
“respiratory system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respiratory%20system. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respiratory system,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respiratory%20system.
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