1.
respiratory system; respiratory organs
The organs involved in breathing, including the nose, throat, trachea, and lungs.
呼吸器の病気で入院した。
I was hospitalized for a respiratory illness.
呼吸器内科を受診する。
I'm going to see a pulmonologist.
喫煙は呼吸器に大きな負担をかける。
Smoking puts a heavy burden on the respiratory system.
2.
respirator; ventilator
Medical equipment that assists or controls breathing.
人工呼吸器を装着している。
They are on a ventilator.
呼吸器を外すかどうか、家族で話し合った。
The family discussed whether to remove the respirator.
手術後、患者は呼吸器に繋がれたまま集中治療室に運ばれた。
After surgery, the patient was taken to the intensive care unit still connected to a ventilator.
呼吸器 has two meanings: the body's respiratory system (organs for breathing) and medical equipment that helps patients breathe.
SENSE 1 — RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
The organs involved in breathing: 鼻 (nose), 喉 (throat), 気管 (trachea), 肺 (lungs).
- 呼吸器内科: pulmonology department
- 呼吸器疾患: respiratory disease
- 呼吸器系: respiratory system
- 呼吸器感染症: respiratory infection
SENSE 2 — RESPIRATOR/VENTILATOR:
- 人工呼吸器: artificial respirator, ventilator
- 呼吸器を装着する: to put on a respirator
- 呼吸器を外す: to remove a respirator
RELATED BODY SYSTEMS:
- 消化器: digestive system
- 循環器: circulatory system
- 泌尿器: urinary system