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respiration

[res-puh-ray-shuhn] / ˌrɛs pəˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
breathing
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The study, published in Nature Cell Biology, is titled "Leucine inhibits degradation of outer mitochondrial membrane proteins to adapt mitochondrial respiration."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

That’s because aerobic respiration – breaking down food using oxygen – provides the vast amounts of energy that complex life demands.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The condition makes breathing an enormous struggle and turns mucus, meant to facilitate respiration, into its enemy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The Bengaluru-based startup Dognosis is using AI to analyse dogs' brain activity, respiration and body language -- turning their reaction to scent into data.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

His mouth filled with frothy saliva; no perceptible pulsations in the radial artery; but little external heat and very imperfect respiration.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

She is now on the monitor, the beeping display of her heartbeats and respirations scrolling along in green and red like a stock ticker at the bottom of the evening news.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2019

In one episode he described as “egregious”, an entry was made “that stated the patient was resting in bed with respirations even and unlabored, however, this resident had already died before this entry was made.”

From The Guardian ● Nov. 8, 2017

These “sighing” respirations, which can occur several times per hour, can lead people to fear that each episode may be their last.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2017

Alyssa brought him water and Gatorade, monitored his heart rate and counted his respirations for signs of distress, coached on the phone by her aunt, Katina Hawkins, a nurse in Louisiana.

From Washington Post

His chest heaved with emotion, which ever and anon found vent in laboured respirations of unspeakable misery.

From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by William A. (Alexander) Caruthers




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