Synonym: breathing, exhalation, inhalation. Similar words: cellular respiration, aspiration, inspiration, perspiration, inspirational, respiratory, respiratory system, admiration. Meaning: [‚respə'reɪʃn] 
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 2. a single complete act of breathing in and out 3. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation.
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 2. a single complete act of breathing in and out 3. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation. 
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1. Respiration becomes difficult at great heights.
2. She was given artificial respiration and cardiac massage.
3. Her respiration was slow and difficult.
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4. Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded.
5. His respiration grew fainter throughout the day.
6. The diaphragm is the principal muscle of respiration.
7. They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.
8. They made frequent checks on his respiration, pulse and blood.
9. Give the child artificial respiration if needed.
10. Carbon dioxide is produced during respiration.
11. When this degree of hypoxia develops, respiration will most likely be stimulated.
12. They pick up the infant's heartbeat, respiration rate, body temperature, and so on.
13. In this way heart rate, respiration rate, oxygen consumption, and muscle tension all reduce without conscious effort.
14. Such anaerobic respiration is much quicker than aerobic respiration[sentencedict.com], but also much less efficient in terms of energy produced per unit of fuel.
15. Like digestion, heart rate, respiration, or perspiration, sleep is an involuntary function of the autonomic nervous system.
16. Indeed, some animal tissues still practise anaerobic respiration - including muscle fibres, for short periods.
17. We did not time onset of respiration relative to cord clamping but many infants in the regulated group were already crying.
18. Food could be turned into energy via respiration, in which glucose is either derived from food or from photosynthesis.
19. Not only that, she administered artificial respiration and brought you round, and then came here to get help.
20. They tell you to go on with artificial respiration for ever, for long after you've given up hope.
21. When Jack nearly drowned, they brought him to by artificial respiration.
22. Rescuers pulled the child from the river, and she was given artificial respiration.
23. Francis, said a side effect of morphine is decreased respiration, which can lead to death.
24. The most immediate is that they take up oxygen from water to support their respiration and produce carbon dioxide.
25. Since the 1830s, various inventors, even Alexander Graham Bell, had tinkered with devising some kind of external respiration.
26. Carbon dioxide is added to the water by the respiration of fish, plants, and other living organisms.
27. A cesarean delivery was performed without problems, but the baby at birth had rapid respiration.
28. The latest results from Bristol show the pattern of respiration in a normal baby changes dramatically when the room is warm.
29. But her silky skirt's climbing high, and so's his respiration.
30. In other words mammals and living creatures generate kinetic energy and heat when food is burnt in respiration.
More similar words: cellular respiration, aspiration, inspiration, perspiration, inspirational, respiratory, respiratory system, admiration, desperation, restoration, spiral, proportional representation, conspiracy, ratification, gratification, pirate, self-gratification, ration, oration, rationed, duration, rational, operation, vibration, adoration, rationing, migration, hospitalization, veneration, liberation.