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English noun: external respiration

1. external 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, 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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