Synonyms: breathing, ventilation, external respiration, respiration
Definition: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Similar words: bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity
Definition: an organic process that takes place in the body
Usage: respiratory activity
Synonyms: breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic
Definition: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
Usage: the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs; the heavy-breathing person on the telephone
Similar words: sweet-breathed
Definition: having breath or breath as specified