Systema Respiratorium (Noun)
Meaning
The system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The doctor carefully explained to the patient how to use the stethoscope to listen to her systema respiratorium during the physical examination.
- Exercise improves cardiovascular function by increasing blood flow and strengthening the muscles of the systema respiratorium.
- Children often take their systema respiratorium for granted until they develop respiratory illnesses that cause difficulty breathing.
- Diseases that affect the systema respiratorium, such as emphysema, can be severely debilitating if not treated properly.
- Cigarette smoking damages the delicate tissues of the systema respiratorium and is a leading cause of lung cancer and respiratory disease.