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Respiration
01
(anatomy) the act or process of breathing
Examples
Respiration involves the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide by the lungs.
The diaphragm plays a crucial role in the process of respiration, contracting and relaxing to facilitate breathing.
1.1
a single breath
02
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 lungs
03
(biology) the process of breathing of an organism
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