Respiration
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Respiration is a term used in both organismal biology and biochemistry, and may refer to:
- Cellular respiration, the process in which the chemical bonds of energy-rich molecules such as glucose are converted into energy usable for life processes.
- Respiration (physiology), the process by which multicellular organisms capture and excrete the gaseous fuel and waste of cellular respiration.
- The respiratory system of humans and other mammals.
- Mechanical ventilation, a method to assist or replace spontaneous breathing.
- Anaerobic respiration, a process that allows respiration without use of oxygen; can only happen for a limited amount of time in humans.
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