respiration

/,respə'reiʃn/

Thân thiện

A child practices deep respiration in a quiet room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The physical act of breathing: The process by which air is inhaled into the lungs and then exhaled.
   • A single breath: One complete cycle of inhaling and exhaling.
   • The biochemical process of energy release: The metabolic process in cells where organic molecules are broken down to release energy, producing carbon dioxide as a waste product.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor monitored the patient's respiration closely after the surgery.
  • In yoga, controlling your respiration is key to relaxation.
  • Cellular respiration is essential for converting nutrients into usable energy.

Advanced Usage

• "Artificial respiration": The act of helping someone to breathe, especially in an emergency.
  • The lifeguard performed artificial respiration on the drowning victim.
• "External/Internal respiration": Terms used to specify the location of gas exchange. External respiration is the exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood. Internal respiration is the exchange of gases between the blood and the body's cells.

Variants and Related Words

• Respire (verb): To breathe.
  • Plants respire, taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen at night.
• Respiratory (adjective): Relating to breathing or the organs of breathing.
  • Smoking can cause severe respiratory diseases.
• Respirator (noun): A device that supplies oxygen or aids breathing.
  • The firefighter wore a respirator to enter the smoke-filled building.

Synonyms

• Breathing: The process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs.
• Ventilation: The movement of air into and out of the lungs.

Related Phrases

• Rate of respiration: The number of breaths taken per minute.
  • A normal resting rate of respiration for an adult is 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
• Respiratory system: The biological system of organs used for respiration.
  • The lungs are a major organ in the human respiratory system.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
2. a single complete act of breathing in and out
   • thirty respirations per minute
3. the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• breathing
• external respiration
• ventilation
• internal respiration
• cellular respiration