Breathing

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

breathing external respiration respiration ventilation

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

Definition: The act of respiration; a single instance of this.

Verb

Definition: present participle of breathe

Adjective

breathing eupneic eupnoeic

Definition: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"