English Explanatory Dictionary

respiration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of inhaling and exhaling.
  2. An act of breathing: a single breath.
  3. Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
  4. The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.

Pronunciation

/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-respiration.wav

Word forms

respiration respirations

Etymology

From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.

Synonyms

breathing ventilation metabolism

Related words

respire circulatory system pulmonary circulation

Derived words

abdominal respiration agonal respiration artificial respiration ataxic respiration Biot's respiration cellular respiration chlororespiration cluster respiration Kussmaul respiration photorespiration respirational
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