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expiratory
adjective ex·pi·ra·to·ry \ik-ˈspī-rə-ˌtȯr-ē, ek-ˈ; ˈek-sp(ə-)rə-\
Definition of EXPIRATORY
: of, relating to, or employed in the expiration of air from the lungs
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First Known Use of EXPIRATORY
circa 1847
Rhymes with EXPIRATORY
accusatory, admonitory, adulatory, a fortiori, aleatory, ambulatory, amendatory, applicatory, approbatory, celebratory, circulatory, combinatory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, condemnatory, confirmatory, confiscatory, conservatory, consolatory, contributory, copulatory, cosignatory, declamatory, declaratory, dedicatory, defamatory, denigratory, depilatory, depository, derogatory, designatory, dispensatory, divinatory, escalatory, excitatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, exhibitory, exhortatory, expiatory, explanatory, explicatory, exploratory, expository, expurgatory, incubatory, indicatory, inflammatory, informatory, innovatory, inspiratory, inundatory, invitatory, judicatory, masticatory, masturbatory, memento mori, millefiori, obfuscatory, obligatory, observatory, performatory, persecutory, predicatory, premonitory, prohibitory, reformatory, regulatory, repository, retributory, revelatory, respiratory, salutatory, stipulatory, supplicatory, transmigratory, undulatory
Medical Dictionary
expiratory
adjective ex·pi·ra·to·ry \ik-ˈspī-rə-ˌtōr-ē, ek-, -ˌtȯr-; ˈek-sp(ə-)rə-\
Medical Definition of EXPIRATORY
: of, relating to, or employed in the expiration of air from the lungs <expiratory muscles> <an expiratory cough>
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