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respiration Definition

res·pi·ra·tion (res′pə rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. act or process of respiring; breathing; inhaling and exhaling air
  2. the processes by which a living organism or cell takes in oxygen from the air or water, distributes and utilizes it in oxidation, and gives off products of oxidation, esp. carbon dioxide
  3. an analogous process in anaerobic organisms involving some substance other than free oxygen

Etymology: ME respiracioun < L respiratio < respiratus, pp.

respiration Related Forms

res′·pi·ra′·tional adjective

respiration Synonyms

respiration

n.

inhalation, exhalation, expiration; see breath 1.

respiration Usage Examples

Converse of subject

produce: Normally these proceed hand in hand, with the energy produced by respiration consumed by ATP formation.

Converse of object

  • depress: Although both drugs have specific antagonists available, care should be taken not to depress respiration too much.
  • stimulate: Why does addition of ADP in the presence of P i stimulate respiration?
  • assist: Pronounced central nervous system depression requires airway maintenance or, in extreme circumstances, assisted respiration.
  • apply: The first chap we got out, we applied artificial respiration for two hours.
  • increase: Air work with the breath to increase respiration and mobilize the shoulder girdle with brachial plexus work and trapezius release.
  • give: Do this 15 times, then give artificial respiration twice.

Adjective modifier

  • anaerobic: Anaerobic respiration is not the best way to convert glucose into energy.
  • aerobic: Kreb cycle - the end stage of aerobic respiration.
  • mitochondrial: To analyze data from mitochondrial respiration to identify a metabolic defect.
  • artificial: Witness tried artificial respiration for nearly an hour without avail.
  • cellular: During cellular respiration, energy is released around the body, some of which is in the form of heat.
  • spontaneous: These systems are all inefficient for spontaneous respiration ( Figure 4 ).

Modifies a noun

  • rate: The time taken for the liquid to travel a certain distance is a measure of the respiration rate.
  • process: Refer to the units on the respiration process to see what might happen to it!

Noun used with modifier

  • soil: Soil respiration sensitivity to temperature ( Q 10 ) decreased in response to drought.
  • cell: Blood gases, like Hydrogen Cyanide, interfere with cell respiration.
  • plant: Water vapor â Water vapor comes from surface water, and from animal and plant respiration.
  • oxygen: The purple bacteria evolved oxygen respiration by reversing the flow of molecules through their carbon fixing pathways and modifying their electron transport chains.
  • root: The lack of oxygen causes a rapid decrease in root respiration, contributing to rapid root loss.