respiration
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- /ˌrɛspəˈreɪʃən/
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respiración celular
- Theophylline has been suggested as a possible therapy for Cheyne-Stokes respiration.
- cellular respiration
- heterotrophic respiration
- soil respiration
I mean, when it occurs in our cells, we call it respiration.
- I mean, when it occurs in our cells, we call it respiration.
- And, and so we've got this idea that that photosynthesis makes sugars and respiration burns sugars and it all works as simply as that.
- And that's a really beautiful network of mitochondria that, you know, are able to undergo respiration and do their functions quite robustly.
Examples
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Interestingly, the skunk cabbage spadix is able to generate intense heat through an unusual type of respiration; it is a plant exhibiting thermogenesis.
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Hypoxia initiates sequences of altered cellular respiration and energy pathways.
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Electron transfer creates energy for respiration and growth.
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This actually relates to respiration and to the nervous system, and it is not a cramp.
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When these cells were engulfed by larger cells, they did the work of respiration for their hosts.
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The variation in CO2 annually is from the respiration of the plants on Earth.
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Animals take in O2 for cell respiration, but it does not become CO2 in the process.
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Conversely, the forest is a net C sink during the growing season, when ecosystem photosynthesis exceeds respiration.
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In plants, respiration is the process that converts glucose into energy, releasing carbon dioxide as a byproduct.
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The athlete's increased respiration rate during the race provided her muscles with the energy needed to perform at their best.
Synonyms
A process cells use to get energy from food like sugar and make carbon dioxide
Compounds
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A way to make someone breathe when their breathing has stopped
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A process cells use to get energy from food like sugar and make carbon dioxide
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Breathing that becomes very shallow then very deep in a repeating pattern, often in serious illness
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The process of taking in oxygen and sending out carbon dioxide in the lungs
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Gases move between blood and the body's cells, giving oxygen and removing carbon dioxide
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Etymology
The word respiration uses the same root spirare 'to breathe', and people thought of cells as 'breathing' when they take in oxygen to make energy. That's why scientists call the biological process of getting energy from food 'respiration'.