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respirations
noun(res-pi-ra-tion)the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
respirations
noun(res-pi-ra-tion)a single complete act of breathing
respirations
noun(res-pi-ra-tion)the physical and chemical processes (such as breathing and diffusion) by which an organism supplies its cells and tissues with the oxygen needed for metabolism and relieves them of the carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing reactions
respirations
noun(res-pi-ra-tion)the rhythmic forcing of air into and out of the lungs of a person whose breathing has stopped
respirations
noun(res-pi-ra-tion)exchange of gases between the external environment and a distributing system of the animal body (such as the lungs of higher vertebrates or the tracheal tubes of insects) or between the alveoli of the lungs and the blood
respirations
noun(res-pi-ra-tion)an exchange of gases between the cells of the body and the blood by way of the fluid bathing the cells