respiration

  • 21respiration — n. the process of gaseous exchange between an organism and its environment. This includes both external respiration, which involves breathing, in which oxygen is taken up by the capillaries of the lung alveoli and carbon dioxide is released from… …

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  • 22respiration — /rɛspəˈreɪʃən / (say respuh rayshuhn) noun 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. a. Also, aerobic respiration. the process by which energy is acquired in a living organism or cell by the breakdown of organic… …

  • 23Respiration — kvėpavimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Fiziologinis procesas, apimantis deguonies patekimą iš aplinkos oro į organizmą, jo sunaudojimą vykstant organinių medžiagų biologinei oksidacijai ir anglies dioksido šalinimą iš… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 24respiration — kvėpavimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Fiziologinis procesas, apimantis deguonies patekimą iš aplinkos oro į organizmą, jo sunaudojimą vykstant organinių medžiagų biologinei oksidacijai ir anglies dioksido šalinimą iš… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 25respiration — noun Etymology: Middle English respiracioun, from Latin respiration , respiratio, from respirare Date: 15th century 1. a. the placing of air or dissolved gases in intimate contact with the circulating medium of a multicellular organism (as by… …

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  • 26Respiration — Unter Atmung (lat.: Respiratio) wird im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch die Lungentätigkeit (Ventilation) verstanden. Im weiteren ist jedoch erforderlich, dass der Luftsauerstoff durch die innere Lungenoberfläche diffundiert, mithilfe des Blutes zu… …

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  • 27respiration — Term used by physiologists to describe the process of breathing and by biochemists to describe the intracellular oxidation of substrates coupled with production of ATP and oxidized coenzymes (NAD+ and FAD). This form of respiration may be… …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 28respiration — noun a) The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath. Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again. b) An act of breathing; a breath …

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  • 29Respiration — ◆ Re|spi|ra|ti|on 〈f. 20; unz.〉 Atmung [<lat. respiratio „das Atemholen“; → respirieren] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge re|sp... kann in Fremdwörtern auch res|p... getrennt werden. * * * Re|s|pi|ra|ti|on [lat. respirare, respiratum = atmen, auf ,… …

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  • 30respiration — Synonyms 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 …

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