aerobic respirationnoun [ U ]
uk/eəˌrəʊ.bɪk res.pɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us/erˌoʊ.bɪk res.pɪˈreɪ.ʃən/specializeda chemical process in which energy is produced in the body from food by using oxygen
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- asphyxiate
- aspiration
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- smother
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocating
- winded
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