External respiration Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Definitions

Noun

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

breathing external respiration respiration ventilation

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

bodily process

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

artificial respiration abdominal breathing eupnea hyperpnea hypopnea hyperventilation panting periodic breathing smoke snore snuffle wheeze second wind

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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