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Noun: external respiration
  1. The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
    - breathing, respiration, ventilation

Derived forms: external respirations

Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process

Encyclopedia: External respiration

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