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respiration

noun
🔊/ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/
🔊/ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/
 [uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the act of breathing呼吸
    • Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded.血压和呼吸也做了记录。🔊🔊
    see also artificial respirationTopics Bodyc2, Biologyc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin respiratio(n-), from respirare ‘breathe out’, from re- ‘again’ + spirare ‘breathe’.