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nonrespiratory

nonrespiratory adjective: not respiratory.

Adjective

nonrespiratory (not comparable)

  1. Not 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

Origin of nonrespiratory

From non- + respiratory.

Words that rhyme with nonrespiratory

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Questions about nonrespiratory

What does nonrespiratory mean?
Nonrespiratory means not respiratory.
What part of speech is nonrespiratory?
Nonrespiratory is an adjective.

Words near nonrespiratory in the dictionary

  1. nonresorbing
  2. nonresorptive
  3. nonrespectable
  4. nonrespectful
  5. nonrespirable
  6. nonrespiratory
  7. nonrespiring
  8. nonrespondent
  9. nonrespondents
  10. nonresponder
  11. nonresponders

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