Respiration

[respɪ'reɪʃ(ə)n] or [,rɛspə'reʃən]

Definition

(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.

(noun.) a single complete act of breathing in and out; 'thirty respirations per minute'.

Typed by Aileen--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.

(n.) Relief from toil or suffering: rest.

(n.) Interval; intermission.

(n.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.

Editor: Xenia

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Breathing.

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Examples

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