nonrespiratory

English

Etymology

non- +‎ respiratory

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɹətəɹi
• Rhymes: -ɛspəɹətɔːɹi
• Rhymes: -aɪɹətəɹi
• Rhymes: -ɛspəɹətəɹi
• Rhymes: -aɪɹətɔːɹi

Adjective

nonrespiratory (not comparable)

1. Not respiratory.
   • 2007 June 19, Nicholas Bakalar, “Antibiotic Use in First Year May Increase Asthma Risk”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.