Respiration - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌrespəˈreɪʃn|
Brit.
|respɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- 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
- a single complete act of breathing in and out
- a single complete act of breathing in and out
thirty respirations per minute
- the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation (syn: breathing, ventilation)Extra examples
The doctor checked his heartbeat and respiration.
Paramedics tried artificial respiration, but to no avail.
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