cardiorespiratory

[kahr-dee-oh-res-per-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -ri-spahyuhr-uh-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the heart and respiratory system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiorespiratory¹

First recorded in 1890–95; cardio- + respiratory

Example Sentences

The postmortem report cited cardiorespiratory shock from electrical current at multiple sites as the cause of death, occurring 36 to 72 hours before the autopsy conducted on 1 May.

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According to local media, one of them was a 78-year-old woman who was stung 25 times and had to be resuscitated after a cardiorespiratory arrest.

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In her grounds of complaint, Ms Hoskins states she is disabled due to her severe allergy to cocoa, which can "trigger an anaphylactic shock and lead to potentially fatal cardiorespiratory arrest".

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What especially piqued Ruyle’s interest in the nTS is that it’s the first area of the brainstem to receive input from the large nerves that relay information about cardiorespiratory function.

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Three of the Norwegians were killed instantly while a fourth, a woman, died in a nearby hospital after suffering severe hypothermia and a cardiorespiratory arrest.

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