Definition of respiration

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Respiration (n.) 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..

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Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration..
Short-breathed :: Short-breathed (a.) Having short-breath, or quick respiration..
Respiration :: Respiration (n.) Relief from toil or suffering: rest.
Amphoric :: Amphoric (a.) Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance..
Anapnoic :: Anapnoic (a.) Relating to respiration.
Sigh :: Sigh (v. i.) A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing..
Respirative :: Respirative (a.) Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirative organs..
Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
Animal :: Animal (n.) An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity..
Expiration :: Expiration (n.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration..
Suspire :: Suspiration (n.) The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep respiration; a sigh..
Breath :: Breath (n.) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration..
Pneumato- :: Pneumato- () A combining form from Gr. pney^ma, pney`matos, wind, air, breath, respiration; as, pneumatograph, pneumatology..
Wind :: Wind (n.) Power of respiration; breath.
Diaphragmatic :: Diaphragmatic (a.) Pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the diaphragmatic arteries and nerves..
Osphradium :: Osphradium (n.) The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration.
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
Phrenograph :: Phrenograph (n.) An instrument for registering the movements of the diaphragm, or midriff, in respiration..
Breath :: Breath (n.) The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc..
Breath :: Breath (n.) A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant..
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