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respiration

res·pi·ra·tion

UK/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ US/ˌrɛspɜrˈeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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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2.

a single complete act of breathing in and out

  • “thirty respirations per minute”
3.

Origin

From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.

Phrases

  • abdominal respiration
  • agonal respiration
  • artificial respiration
  • ataxic respiration
  • Biot's respiration
  • cellular respiration
  • cluster respiration
  • Kussmaul respiration

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