oddechowy

Oddechowy is a Polish adjective meaning related to breathing or respiration. It is formed from the noun oddech (breath) with the adjectival suffix -owy and is used to describe structures, processes, or devices connected with respiration. The term appears in medical, biological, and everyday language to indicate a connection with breathing.

Common uses include phrases such as układ oddechowy (the respiratory system), droga oddechowa or droga oddechowa (respiratory tract or airway), and narząd oddechowy (respiratory organ). In physiology, it appears in terms like rytm oddechowy (breathing rate) and mechanika oddechu (mechanics of respiration). In clinical contexts, one encounters infekcje układu oddechowego (infections of the respiratory tract) and choroby oddechowe (respiratory diseases). The adjective can also describe equipment or gear related to breathing, for example the oddechowa maska (respiratory mask) or systems designed to support respiration.

Inflection and usage notes: oddechowy declines according to gender, number, and case (e.g., oddechowy, oddechowa, oddechowe, oddechowego, oddechowej). It is closely related to other terms in Polish such as oddychanie (breathing), oddech (breath), and related compounds describing physiological and medical aspects of respiration.

Zobacz także: układ oddechowy, oddychanie, oddech.