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Descriptor
English
:
Respiration
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Respiración
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Respiração
Synonyms
English
:
Breathing
Tree Number:
G09.772.705
Definition
English
:
The act of
breathing
with the LUNGS, consisting of
INHALATION
, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of
EXHALATION
, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more
CARBON DIOXIDE
than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical
Dictionary
, 4th ed.). This does not include
tissue
respiration
(=
OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
) or
cell respiration
(=
CELL RESPIRATION
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
lung only: does not refer to
tissue
respiration
(= probably
OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
);
CELL RESPIRATION
is also available
See Related
English
:
Apnea
Breath Tests
Breathing Exercises
Cell Respiration
Dyspnea
Mouth Breathing
Oxygen Consumption
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
ES
ethics
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
12540
Unique Identifier:
D012119
Occurrence in VHL
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