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English noun: respiratory illness

1. respiratory illness (state) a disease affecting the respiratory system


Synonymsrespiratory disease, respiratory disorder


Broader (hypernym)disease


Narrower (hyponym)adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, asthma, asthma attack, atypical pneumonia, bronchial asthma, bronchitis, cold, common cold, emphysema, flu, grippe, hyaline membrane disease, influenza, interstitial pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, pertussis, pneumoconiosis, pneumonia, pneumonoconiosis, primary atypical pneumonia, pulmonary emphysema, respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, wet lung, white lung, whooping cough


Part holonymcough, coughing









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