Respiratorisk

Respiratorisk is an adjective used in Swedish and Norwegian to denote relevance to respiration or the respiratory system. The term is derived from the Latin respiratorius and is cognate with the English word respiratory. In medical, physiological, and scientific language, respiratorisk describes aspects connected to breathing, gas exchange, and the organs involved in respiration.

In practice, respiratorisk is attached to nouns to form phrases such as respiratoriska systemet, respiratoriska vägar, and respiratorisk funktion, referring to the respiratory system, airways, and breathing mechanics. It can also describe processes such as respiration and gas exchange, and it appears in clinical or research contexts to distinguish respiratory aspects from other bodily systems.

Swedish and Norwegian use similar spellings, with Danish and other Scandinavian languages closely related. The direct English equivalent is respiratory; readers may encounter closely related terms in multilingual medical literature. Understanding the term helps in reading medical texts about lungs, ventilation, and breathing physiology.