inspiratory

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

/ ɪnˈspaɪər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

of or relating to inspiration or inhalation.

Origin of inspiratory

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

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
They embody disturbances of various functional acts, and may be subdivided into inspiratory and expiratory tics.

Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne
First, a quick deep breath is taken by means of the inspiratory muscles.

The Action of Medicines in the System |Frederick William Headland

inspiratory

/ (ɪnˈspaɪərətərɪ, -trɪ) /

of or relating to inhalation or the drawing in of air

inspiratory

[ ĭn-spīr′ə-tôr′ē ]

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