Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "respiration rate") to denote relation to the act or process of breathing.
respirationadjective
Used attributively in phrases such as "respiration rate".
Definitions
respirationnoun
The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
The doctor checked the patient's respiration to ensure it was normal.
A process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.
Cellular respiration is essential for the production of ATP in cells.
An individual act of breathing.
The nurse counted twenty respirations per minute.
respirationadjective
Relating to or associated with respiration.
The researchers tracked respiration gases during the experiment.
respirationadjective
Relating to or involved in respiration.
The respiration rate of adults typically ranges from 12 to 20 breaths per minute.