breathing

• breathing

breathing

Noun

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Synonyms:

• breathing
• external respiration
• respiration
• ventilation

Adjective

passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"

Synonyms:

• breathing
• eupneic
• eupnoeic