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单词 respiration
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Definition of respiration in English:

respiration

noun rɛspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌrɛspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The action of breathing.

    呼吸

    opiates affect respiration

    鸦片制剂影响呼吸。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Every aspect of life depends on muscular activity, whether it be speech, eating and digestion, respiration, all expressions of brain function.
    • In mammals, external respiration - the ventilation of the lungs - is achieved by breathing, the mechanical basis of respiration: the terms are sometimes used synonymously.
    • The effects of sleep on respiration include changes in central respiratory control, airways resistance, and muscular contractility.
    • Blood pressure and respiration are checked every five minutes, and the patient's temperature also is recorded.
    • Participants were children aged 2-59 months with complaints of cough, rapid respiration, or difficulty in breathing.
    1. 1.1Medicine count noun A single breath.
      〔主医〕一次呼吸
      observation of the patient's respirations will gradually be decreased
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Before and after each administration of salmeterol or placebo, patients were assessed for heart rate, respirations, and breath sounds.
      • Patients should be admitted to the hospital if respirations continue to be labored or their O 2 saturation is less than or equal to 90%.
      • In the respiratory form, sinus arrhythmia typically varies with respirations, and the heart rate (RR interval) increases with inspiration and decreases with expiration.
      • They have noisy respirations, and expiratory stridor is usually present from birth.
      • By using opiate analgesics and sedatives to provide comfort to a dying patient, we risk depressing respirations and causing hypotension, which may hasten death.
      Synonyms
      gulp of air, inhalation, inspiration
    2. 1.2Biology 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.
      〔生〕呼吸(作用)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Oxygen free radicals in root cells would be formed in the process of root respiration in the mitochondria and the oxidation of secondary metabolites such as soluble phenols.
      • Temporal relationships between organic carbon production and respiration are not well understood in coral reef ecosystems.
      • Root respiration provides metabolic energy for growth and maintenance of root biomass and for ion transport.
      • First, and most obvious, there is the role of respiration in energy metabolism.
      • Lipids provide material for respiration and energy production, and serve as vitamins, hormones and structural components of biological membranes.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin respiratio(n-), from respirare 'breathe out' (see respire).

Definition of respiration in US English:

respiration

nounˌrespəˈrāSH(ə)nˌrɛspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1The action of breathing.

    呼吸

    opiates affect respiration

    鸦片制剂影响呼吸。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Participants were children aged 2-59 months with complaints of cough, rapid respiration, or difficulty in breathing.
    • The effects of sleep on respiration include changes in central respiratory control, airways resistance, and muscular contractility.
    • Every aspect of life depends on muscular activity, whether it be speech, eating and digestion, respiration, all expressions of brain function.
    • In mammals, external respiration - the ventilation of the lungs - is achieved by breathing, the mechanical basis of respiration: the terms are sometimes used synonymously.
    • Blood pressure and respiration are checked every five minutes, and the patient's temperature also is recorded.
    1. 1.1Medicine A single breath.
      〔主医〕一次呼吸
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They have noisy respirations, and expiratory stridor is usually present from birth.
      • Patients should be admitted to the hospital if respirations continue to be labored or their O 2 saturation is less than or equal to 90%.
      • By using opiate analgesics and sedatives to provide comfort to a dying patient, we risk depressing respirations and causing hypotension, which may hasten death.
      • Before and after each administration of salmeterol or placebo, patients were assessed for heart rate, respirations, and breath sounds.
      • In the respiratory form, sinus arrhythmia typically varies with respirations, and the heart rate (RR interval) increases with inspiration and decreases with expiration.
      Synonyms
      gulp of air, inhalation, inspiration
    2. 1.2Biology 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.
      〔生〕呼吸(作用)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Lipids provide material for respiration and energy production, and serve as vitamins, hormones and structural components of biological membranes.
      • Temporal relationships between organic carbon production and respiration are not well understood in coral reef ecosystems.
      • First, and most obvious, there is the role of respiration in energy metabolism.
      • Oxygen free radicals in root cells would be formed in the process of root respiration in the mitochondria and the oxidation of secondary metabolites such as soluble phenols.
      • Root respiration provides metabolic energy for growth and maintenance of root biomass and for ion transport.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin respiratio(n-), from respirare ‘breathe out’ (see respire).

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