inspiratory

[in-spahyuh r-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

of or relating to inspiration or inhalation.

Origin of inspiratory

1765–75; < Latin inspīrāt(us) past participle of inspīrāre (see inspire, -ate¹) + -ory¹

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Examples from the Web for inspiratory

Historical Examples of inspiratory

For example, in the diaphragm we make voice by an eccentric action of the inspiratory muscles.
How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions
S. S. Curry
For when a solution of continuity occurs in the lungs, the inspiratory and expiratory forces fail.
Gilbertus Anglicus
Henry Ebenezer Handerson
First, a quick deep breath is taken by means of the inspiratory muscles.
The Action of Medicines in the System
Frederick William Headland
They embody disturbances of various functional acts, and may be subdivided into inspiratory and expiratory tics.
Tics and Their Treatment
Henry Meigne

British Dictionary definitions for inspiratory

inspiratory

adjective

of or relating to inhalation or the drawing in of air

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inspiratory in Medicine

inspiratory

[ĭn-spīr′ə-tôr′ē]

adj.

Of, relating to, or used for the drawing in of air.