respiration
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Sense 1 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
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Sense 2 noun
a single complete act of breathing in and out
thirty respirations per minute
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Sense 3 noun
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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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | respire |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | metabolic process |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | breathe |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | respire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch one's breath |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | breathing out |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | inhalation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | artificial respiration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | abdominal breathing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | eupnea |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyperpnea |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypopnea |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyperventilation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | panting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | periodic breathing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | smoking |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | snoring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuffle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | wheeze |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | second wind |