respiration

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Synonyms: reaspiration, aspiration, desperation, reparation, inspiration, restoration, expiration, perspiration, spiration, suspiration, resupination

Antonyms: reaspiration, aspiration, desperation, reparation, inspiration, restoration, expiration, perspiration, spiration, suspiration, resupination

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q9530}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} The process of [[inhaling]] and [[exhaling]].
2. {{senseid|en|single breath}} {{lb|en|countable}} An act of [[breathing]]: a single [[breath]].
3. Any similar process in an organism that lacks [[lungs]] that exchanges [[gas]]es with its [[environment]].
4. The process by which [[cell]]s obtain [[chemical]] [[energy]] by the consumption of [[oxygen]] and the release of [[carbon dioxide]].

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