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English noun: respiration

1. respiration (act) 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


Synonymscellular respiration, internal respiration


Broader (hypernym)metabolic process, metabolism

2. respiration (act) a single complete act of breathing in and out


SamplesThirty respirations per minute.


Broader (hypernym)activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process

3. respiration (act) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation


Synonymsbreathing, external respiration, ventilation


Broader (hypernym)activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process


Narrower (hyponym)abdominal breathing, artificial respiration, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, eupnea, eupnoea, heaving, hyperpnea, hyperventilation, hypopnea, panting, periodic breathing, second wind, smoke, smoking, sniffle, snivel, snore, snoring, snuffle, stertor, wheeze


Part holonymaspiration, breathing in, breathing out, exhalation, expiration, inhalation, inspiration, intake









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