respirationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌres.pɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌres.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/respiration noun [ U ] (breathing)
formal or specialized biology breathing:
Her respiration was slow and difficult.
The diaphragm is the principal muscle of respiration.
See also
artificial respiration
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- aspiration
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- breathless
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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respiration noun [ U ] (in cells)
specialized biology changes that allow gas exchange within cells
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Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- effector
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- metaphase
- metastasize
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- nerve cell
- neuron
- platelet
- vacuole
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