1. Noun
The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.
2. Noun
Relief from toil or suffering: rest.
3. Noun
Interval; intermission.
4. Noun
The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.
5. Noun
The process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide in organisms
6. Noun
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
7. Noun
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
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
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