respiratory illness

Noun

1.

respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system Synonyms: respiratory disease, respiratory disorder

adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, asthma, asthma attack, atypical pneumonia, bronchial asthma, bronchitis, cold, common cold, cough, coughing, disease, emphysema, flu, grippe, hyaline membrane disease, influenza, interstitial pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, pertussis, pneumoconiosis, pneumonia, pneumonoconiosis, primary atypical pneumonia, pulmonary emphysema, respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, wet lung, white lung, whooping cough