respiratory disorder, n.
a disease affecting the respiratory system
<noun.state>
respiratory disease respiratory disorder respiratory illness
semantic pointers
hyponym
adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, wet lung, white lung
flu, influenza, grippe
whooping cough, pertussis
cold, common cold
asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma
bronchitis
emphysema, pulmonary emphysema
pneumonia
atypical pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia
interstitial pneumonia
pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis
respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, hyaline membrane disease
severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS
hypernym
part meronym