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Respiration - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Respiration : (noun)
1: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain
energy from organic moelcules; 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 [syn: internal
respiration, cellular respiration]
2: a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty
respirations per minute"
3: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process
of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon
dioxide by exhalation [syn: breathing, external
respiration, ventilation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Respiration : \Res`pi*ra"tion\ (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n), n. [L.
respiratio: cf. F. respiration. See Respire.]
1. The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's
breath.
2. Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.]
Till the day Appear of respiration to the just And
vengeance to the wicked. --Milton.
3. Interval; intermission. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
4. (Physiol.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of
taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those
processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system,
and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.
Note: Respiration in the higher animals is divided into:
({a) Internal respiration, or the interchange of
oxygen and carbonic acid between the cells of the body
and the bathing them, which in one sense is a process
of nutrition. ({b) External respiration, or the
gaseous interchange taking place in the special
respiratory organs, the lungs. This constitutes
respiration proper. --Gamgee. In the respiration of
plants oxygen is likewise absorbed and carbonic acid
exhaled, but in the light this process is obscured by
another process which goes on with more vigor, in which
the plant inhales and absorbs carbonic acid and exhales
free oxygen.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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RESPIRATION, Med. jur. Breathing, which consists of the drawing into,
inhaling, or more technically, inspiring, atmospheric air into the lungs,
and then: forcing out, expelling, or technically expiring, from the lungs
the air therein. Chit. Med. Jur. 92 and 416, note n.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Respiration : Respiration: 1. The act of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide. Synonymous with breathing and ventilation. 2. The cellular metabolic process
by which oxygen is taken in, substances are oxidized, energy is released, and carbon dioxide and oxidized products are given off.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Respiration |
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