Respiration

//ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən//

"Respiration" in a Sentence (13 examples)

He revived the child with artificial respiration.

A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration.

Gordo, a squirrel monkey, was catapulted 600 miles high in a Jupiter rocket, also on December 13, 1958, one year after the Soviets launched Laika. Gordo's capsule was never found in the Atlantic Ocean. He died on splashdown when a flotation mechanism failed, but Navy doctors said signals on his respiration and heartbeat proved humans could withstand a similar trip.

Some 30,000 Americans have been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, which causes thick mucus buildup in the patient's organs, affecting respiration and digestion.

Physicians and engineers in the Netherlands are developing a “smart mask” that uses sensors and data to monitor a wearer's temperature and respiration and warns them when the mask needs replacing.

Researchers in the field of textile computing are developing clothing that can monitor health vitals such as heart rate and respiration.

Anaerobic respiration is distinct from fermentation.

Enzymes are responsible for digestion, respiration, photosynthesis, and metabolism. They are responsible for forming all of us and keeping us alive. They are the engines of life.

It is the 4th of September of 2013. For Centralia, my main recommendation is Esperanto. I believe that it could strengthen people there. It has something to do with mouth movements, respiration, etc. Also, its simplicity is better. It is more Daoistic. Lojban in Centralia would be for top students only because it is like learning weird mathematics. Lojban words are like Japanese Kanji because they have different sounds when they combine. The root words have shorter forms in combinations.

Cyanide shuts down cellular respiration; the poison puts the body into a coma with seizures and cardiac arrest.

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In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […]

Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again.

Near-synonym: metabolism

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