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internal respiration

internal respiration

5.3
Gases move between blood and the body's cells, giving oxygen and removing carbon dioxide
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɜrnəl rɪˈspɪrəˌʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : respiración interna
  • During internal respiration, carbon dioxide is produced inside the cells and transported in the blood to the lungs.

Examples

  • Internal respiration occurs in the body's tissues, where oxygen is delivered to cells and carbon dioxide is collected.

  • During internal respiration, oxygen moves into the cells.

  • Biologists study internal respiration to understand how organisms generate energy at the cellular level.

  • The process of internal respiration is vital for energy production.

  • Internal respiration is essential for delivering oxygen to cells and removing carbon dioxide from the body.

  • The exchange of gases during internal respiration ensures that cells receive the oxygen they need to function.

  • In the process of internal respiration, oxygen is transferred from the blood into body tissues.

Antonyms

external respiration
  • Specialized
4.6

The process of taking in oxygen and sending out carbon dioxide in the lungs

Surface Forms

internal respiration singular
internal respirations plural

Morphology

internal + respiration

The meaning 'the exchange of gases between the blood and the body's cells' is directly compositional from 'internal' (within) + 'respiration' (breathing/cellular gas exchange). This adjective+noun formation follows regular semantic modification and exists cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the term's meaning despite its technical register.

Etymology

Internal respiration names a simple image: internal means 'inside' the body and respiration means 'breathing' or using oxygen. Picture blood bringing oxygen into cells and carrying away carbon dioxide. That's why the phrase means the exchange of gases between the blood and the body's cells.