respiration
has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Synonyms Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)The intra nasal instillation of a fluid suspension of infectious agent in an anesthetized animal is far different from exposure , through natural respiration , to aerosolized organisms . |
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[ noun ] (biology) bodily process whereby oxygen in the blood is absorbed by the cells of the body and carbon dioxide is absorbed by the blood as a waste product to be transported to the lungs
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[ noun ] (biology) the bodily processes involved in exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and the environment
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[ noun ] (biology) a single complete act of breathing in and out
Examples "thirty respirations per minute" Related terms |
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