respiration

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An act of breathing; a breath.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.

Synoniemen

external respiration

cellular respiration

inspiration and expiration

internal respiration

lung ventilation

respiratory metabolism

respiratory volume

Frequentie

22k
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.

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