respiration

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respiration Definition

• (n) 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 lu
• (n) a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"
• (n) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

respiration Synonyms

• breathing
• cellular respiration
• external respiration
• internal respiration
• respiration
• ventilation