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respiration

/,rɛspə'reɪʃən/

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noun
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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breathing external respiration ventilation

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body process activity bodily process bodily function
noun
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
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cellular respiration internal respiration

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metabolic process metabolism
noun
a single complete act of breathing in and out
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"thirty respirations per minute"

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body process bodily function activity bodily process

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