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Noun: respiration `respu'reyshun- The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; 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
- internal respiration, cellular respiration - A single complete act of breathing in and out
"thirty respirations per minute" - The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
- breathing, external respiration, ventilation
Derived forms: respirations See also: cardiorespiratory, respiratory, respire Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, metabolic process, metabolism Encyclopedia: Respiration Respiration, artificial |