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Synonyms for Respiration (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation):
breathing, ventilation, external respiration

WordNet sense 2 (the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs):
cellular respiration, internal respiration


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