- the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells, and the oxidation products, carbon dioxide and water, are given off.
- an analogous chemical process, as in muscle cells or in anaerobic bacteria, occurring in the absence of oxygen.
Origin of respiration
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Contemporary Examples of respiration
And some reptiles add a fourth function to the overworked cloacal repository–that of respiration as well.What the Man With No Ass Crack Can Teach Darwinists and Creationists
January 14, 2014
Historical Examples of respiration
And moderation, as it was justly said once, is the respiration of the philosopher.The Book of Khalid
In the first instance it served only as an organ of respiration.The Meaning of Evolution
Samuel Christian Schmucker
He was thinner than before, and his eyes were red and his respiration difficult.The Christian
It only hurries the respiration, and chokes the pulmonary vessels.The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly
Charles James Lever
Jimmy's respiration was so rapid that it couldn't be counted, so faint that it couldn't be heard.The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"
late 14c., from Latin respirationem (nominative respiratio) "breathing, respiration," noun of action from past participle stem of respirare (see respire).