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respiration n. [
internal respiration, cellular respiration] the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; 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 lu
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respiration n. a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"
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respiration n. [
breathing, external respiration, ventilation] the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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