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noun : RESPIRATION
Source:WordNet 3.1
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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 ;
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2. (
) a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute" ;
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3. (
) 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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