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respiration [n]
 
1)the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
    Synonyms :cellular_respiration internal_respiration 
    See Also: metabolic_process  respire 
 
2)a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: activity 
 
3)the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
    Synonyms :breathing external_respiration ventilation 
    See Also: activity  respire  breathe  breathe  artificial_respiration  abdominal_breathing  eupnea  hyperpnea  hypopnea  hyperventilation  heaving  cheyne-stokes_respiration  smoke  breathing_out  snore  sniffle  wheeze  second_wind  aspiration 
 



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