respiration

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ Hyphenation: res‧pi‧ra‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === respiration (countable and uncountable, plural respirations) (uncountable) The process of inhaling and exhaling. Synonyms: breathing, ventilation (countable) An act of breathing: a single breath. Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment. The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide. Near-synonym: metabolism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== respire ==== Translations ==== === See also === circulatory system pulmonary circulation == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin respirātiō. By surface analysis, respirer +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === respiration f (plural respirations) respiration respiration artificielle ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Related terms ==== inspiration expiration === Further reading === “respiration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === piraterions, repaitrions, repaîtrions, repatriions