external respiration

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noun

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation;
the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
• Syn:
breathing, respiration, ventilation
• Derivationally related forms:
respire (for: respiration), breathe (for: breathing)
• Hypernyms:
bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
• Hyponyms:
artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea,
hypopnea, hyperventilation, panting, heaving, periodic breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration,
smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, snuffle,
sniffle, snivel, wheeze, second wind
• Part Meronyms:
exhalation, expiration, breathing out, inhalation, inspiration,
aspiration, intake, breathing in