respiratorie

Respiratorie is an Italian adjective meaning related to respiration. It is used to describe the respiratory system, breathing processes, and conditions connected with breathing. The term comes from the Latin respiratorius, derived from respirare, to breathe.

In medical and scientific usage, respiratorie forms part of many compound terms. Examples include apparato respiratorio (the respiratory system), vie respiratorie or tratto respiratorio (airways), and funzioni respiratorie (respiratory functions). The expression patologie respiratorie covers diseases affecting breathing, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pneumonia, while infezioni respiratorie refers to respiratory infections. Terapiere respiratorie denotes therapies that support or improve ventilation and gas exchange, including oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation. Spirometria is a common test used to assess respiratorie functions, measuring lung capacity and airflow.

In English-language contexts, the direct translation is respiratory. In Italian, respiratorie is not typically used as a standalone noun; instead it appears as an adjective within phrases that name anatomical parts, processes, or diseases related to breathing. The term is widely employed across medicine, physiology, and biology to indicate aspects tied to respiration and the organs involved in breathing, such as the lungs, airways, and the control of breathing.