respiration

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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 (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
internal respiration, cellular respiration
• Derivationally related forms:
respire
• Hypernyms:
metabolism, metabolic process
2. a single complete act of breathing in and out
- thirty respirations per minute
• Hypernyms:
bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
3. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation;
the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
• Syn:
breathing, external respiration, ventilation
• Derivationally related forms:
respire, breathe (for: breathing)
• Hypernyms:
bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
• Hyponyms:
artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea,
hypopnea, hyperventilation, panting, heaving, periodic breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration,
smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, snuffle,
sniffle, snivel, wheeze, second wind
• Part Meronyms:
exhalation, expiration, breathing out, inhalation, inspiration,
aspiration, intake, breathing in

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  breathing, external respiration, ventilation, internal respiration, cellular respiration