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respiratory system

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The system of organs serving for respiration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: systema respiratorium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: system

History

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِهَاز تَنَفُّسِيّ (jihāz tanaffusiyy) — system of organs
  • Azerbaijani: tənəffüs sistemi — system of organs
  • Catalan: aparell respiratori — system of organs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 呼吸系統 /呼吸系统 (hūxī xìtǒng) — system of organs
  • Czech: dýchací soustava — system of organs
  • Danish: åndedrætssystem — system of organs
  • Dutch: ademhalingssysteem — system of organs
  • Dutch: luchtwegstelsel — system of organs
  • Esperanto: spira sistemo — system of organs
  • Finnish: hengityselimistö — system of organs
  • Finnish: hengityselimet — system of organs
  • French: système respiratoire — system of organs
  • French: appareil respiratoire — system of organs
  • German: Atmungssystem — system of organs
  • Gujarati: શ્વસનતંત્ર (śvasantantra) — system of organs
  • Hindi: श्वसन तंत्र (śvasan tantra) — system of organs
  • Hungarian: légzőrendszer — system of organs
  • Indonesian: sistem pernapasan — system of organs
  • Japanese: 呼吸器系 (kokyū kikei) — system of organs
  • Northern Kurdish: koendama henaseyê — system of organs
  • Latin: systēma respīrātōrium — system of organs
  • Latvian: elpošanas sistēma — system of organs
  • Polish: układ oddechowy — system of organs
  • Portuguese: sistema respiratório — system of organs
  • Romanian: aparat respirator — system of organs
  • Russian: дыха́тельная систе́ма (dyxátelʹnaja sistéma) — system of organs
  • Spanish: sistema respiratorio — system of organs
  • Swedish: respirationssystem — system of organs
  • Swedish: andningssystem — system of organs
  • Tagalog: palahingahing kaayusan — system of organs
  • Telugu: శ్వాస మండలము (śvāsa maṇḍalamu) — system of organs
  • Thai: ระบบหายใจ (rá-bòp-hǎai-jai) — system of organs
  • Turkish: solunum sistemi — system of organs
  • Vietnamese: hệ hô hấp — system of organs
  • Volapük: natemasitot — system of organs