respiration 音标拼音: [r
, ɛspɚ'eʃən]
n . 呼吸,一口气,呼吸作用
呼吸,一口气,呼吸作用
respiration n 1 :
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 [
synonym : {
respiration }, {
internal respiration }, {
cellular respiration }]
2 :
a single complete act of breathing in and out ; "
thirty respirations per minute "
3 :
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation ;
the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [
synonym : {
breathing }, {
external respiration }, {
respiration }, {
ventilation }]
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1 .
The act of respiring or breathing again ,
or catching one '
s breath .
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2 .
Relief from toil or suffering :
rest . [
Obs .]
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Till the day Appear of respiration to the just And vengeance to the wicked . --
Milton .
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3 .
Interval ;
intermission . [
Obs .] --
Bp .
Hall .
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4 . (
Physiol .)
The act of resping or breathing ;
the act of taking in and giving out air ;
the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system ,
and carbon dioxide ,
or carbonic acid ,
removed .
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Note :
Respiration in the higher animals is divided into :
({
a })
Internal respiration ,
or the interchange of oxygen and carbonic acid between the cells of the body and the bathing them ,
which in one sense is a process of nutrition . ({
b })
External respiration ,
or the gaseous interchange taking place in the special respiratory organs ,
the lungs .
This constitutes respiration proper . --
Gamgee .
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In the respiration of plants oxygen is likewise absorbed and carbonic acid exhaled ,
but in the light this process is obscured by another process which goes on with more vigor ,
in which the plant inhales and absorbs carbonic acid and exhales free oxygen .
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40 Moby Thesaurus words for "
respiration ":
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 ,
insufflation ,
iron lung ,
mouth -
to -
mouth resuscitation ,
oxygen mask ,
oxygen tent ,
pant ,
puff ,
scuba ,
sigh ,
sneeze ,
sniff ,
sniffle ,
snore ,
snoring ,
snuff ,
snuffle ,
sternutation ,
stertor ,
suspiration ,
wheeze ,
wind RESPIRATION ,
Med .
jur .
Breathing ,
which consists of the drawing into ,
inhaling ,
or more technically ,
inspiring ,
atmospheric air into the lungs ,
and then :
forcing out ,
expelling ,
or technically expiring ,
from the lungs the air therein .
Chit .
Med .
Jur .
92 and 416 ,
note n .
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