Search Result for "respiratory center":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

respiratory center
    n 1: the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that
         integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen
         and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals
         to be sent to the respiratory muscles