respiration
noun /ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of breathing
- Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin respiratio(n-), from respirare ‘breathe out’, from re- ‘again’ + spirare ‘breathe’.