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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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breathing more info
external respiration more info
respiration more info
ventilation more info
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derivationally related form
breathe breathe
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derivationally related form
respire respire
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hypernym
activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process
hyponym
artificial respiration abdominal breathing eupnea, eupnoea hyperpnea hypopnea hyperventilation panting, heaving periodic breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration smoking, smoke snoring, snore, stertor snuffle, sniffle, snivel wheeze second wind
part meronym
exhalation, expiration, breathing out inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in