Dictionary Definition
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]
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English
Noun
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Translations
breathing
- Chinese: 呼吸 hūxī
- Czech: dýchání
- Dutch: ademhaling
- Finnish: hengitys
- German: Atmung
- Greek: αναπνοή
- Korean: 숨쉬기 (sumswigi)
- Spanish: respiración
- Swedish: andning , respiration
- Telugu: శ్వాసక్రియ (Svaasakriya)
exchange of gases
- Greek: αναπνοή
process of biological energy extraction
- Swedish: cellandning
- Vietnamese: Hô hấp
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Noun
respirationExtensive Definition
In biochemistry, respiration may refer to:
- Cellular respiration, the process in which the chemical bonds of energy-rich molecules such as glucose are converted into energy usable for life processes
- Anaerobic respiration, a process that allows respiration without use of oxygen
- Plant respiration, the enzymatic oxidation of substrates in plants, leading to the release of carbon dioxide respiration.
In physiology, respiration may
refer to :
- Respiration
(physiology), the process by which multicellular organisms
capture and excrete the gaseous fuel and waste of cellular
respiration, absorbing oxygen and disposing of carbon dioxide.
- Aquatic respiration, the process whereby an aquatic animal obtains oxygen from water
- External respiration, the process by which gases are exchanged between the atmosphere and the pulmonary loop of circulation
- Muscles of respiration
- Respiratory system of humans and other mammals
- Respiratory tract in humans is the part of the anatomy that has to do with the process of (physiological) respiration
- Respiratory rate
- Agonal respiration
- Apneustic respirations
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- Biot's respiration
- Respiratory arrest, the cessation of the normal tidal flow of the lungs due to paralysis of the diaphragm
- Hypoventilation (also known as respiratory depression) occurs when ventilation is inadequate to perform needed gas exchange
- Inspiratory paroxysmal respiration (also known as "reverse sneezing"), a phenomenon observed in dogs (Especially small dogs)
Medical devices involving respiration include:
- Respiratory therapy or Inhalation therapy, the assessment and treatment of respiratory and cardiovascular pathologies
- Artificial respiration
- Respirator
Other uses include:
- Carbon respiration, a phrase used in combination with carbon storage to calculate the amount of carbon (as CO2) flux occurring in the atmosphere through the various processes that add and subtract atmospheric carbon
- Respiration rate, a parameter which is used in ecological and agronomical modelling
respiration in Spanish: Respiración
(desambiguación)
respiration in Dutch: Ademhaling
respiration in Chinese: 呼吸
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Aqua-Lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze,
breath, breath of air,
breathing, broken
wind, cough, exhalation, expiration, exsufflation, gasp, gulp, hack, hiccup, inhalation, inhalator, inspiration, insufflation, iron lung,
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, scuba, sigh, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snoring, snuff, snuffle, sternutation, stertor, suspiration, wheeze, wind