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CARDIORESPIRATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions
Example:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Synonyms:
cardiopulmonary; cardiorespiratory
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
heart (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)
respiration (the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs)
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