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

[ Syn: internal respiration , cellular respiration ]

a single complete act of breathing in and out; thirty respirations per minute'

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

[ Syn: breathing , external respiration , ventilation ]