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respiration

[res-puh-rey-shuhn] / ˌrɛs pəˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
breathing
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He studied the prevention and cure of disease and how the body functioned, including respiration and blood circulation, and he had a nascent understanding of germs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Cancer cells experience reduced respiration, DNA damage increases, and the cell cycle stops.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Although respiration and photosynthesis have been studied extensively, scientists have known much less about how oxygen moves between mitochondria and chloroplasts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

No injuries serious enough to interfere with photosynthesis and respiration, I hope.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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