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1. (n.) respiration
the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
2. respiration
the sum total of the physical and chemical processes by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells and the oxidation products, carbon dioxide and water, are given off.
3. respiration
the oxidation of organic compounds occurring within cells and producing energy for cellular processes.
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| Definition of 'Respiration' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) respiration, internal respiration, cellular respiration
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
2. (noun) respiration
a single complete act of breathing in and out
"thirty respirations per minute"
3. (noun) breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
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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| Definition of 'Respiration' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Respiration
the act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath
2. (noun) Respiration
relief from toil or suffering: rest
3. (noun) Respiration
interval; intermission
4. (noun) Respiration
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
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| Definition of 'Respiration' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Respiration
The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration (= OXYGEN CONSUMPTION) or cell respiration (= CELL RESPIRATION).
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Sense: breathing.
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 Afrikaans: asemhaling |
 Arabic: تَنَفُّس |
 Bulgarian: дишане |
 Brazilian: respiração |
 Czech: dech |
 German: das Atmen |
 Danish: ånding |
 Greek: αναπνοή |
 Spanish: respiración |
 Estonian: hingamine |
 Farsi: تنفس |
 Finnish: hengitys |
 French: respiration |
 Hebrew: נְשִימָה |
 Hindi: श्वास |
 Croatian: disanje |
 Hungarian: lélegzés |
 Indonesian: pernapasan |
 Icelandic: öndun |
 Italian: respirazione |
 Japanese: 呼吸 |
 Korean: 호흡 |
 Lithuanian: kvėpavimas |
 Latvian: elpošana |
 Malay: pernafasan |
 Dutch: ademhaling |
 Norwegian: pust,åndedrett |
 Polish: oddychanie |
 Persian: تنفس |
 Pashto: سااخيستنه ، سا كښنه تنفس |
 Portuguese: respiração |
 Romanian: respiraţie |
 Russian: дыхание |
 Slovak: dych |
 Slovenian: dihanje |
 Serbian: disanje |
 Swedish: andning |
 Thai: การหายใจ |
 Turkish: solunum |
 Taiwanese: 呼吸 |
 Ukrainian: дихання |
 Urdu: سانس لینے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự thở; hơi thở |
 Chinese: 呼吸 |
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