respiration

Definition

The process of inhaling and exhaling.

Etymology

From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.

Example Sentences

• "In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […]"
• "Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again."
• "Near-synonym: metabolism"