Respiration. Breathing . The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration (= OXYGEN CONSUMPTION) or cell respiration (= CELL RESPIRATION). . 0.86
Respiratory Rate. Rate, Respiration . Rate, Respiratory . Rates, Respiration . Rates, Respiratory . Respiration Rates . Respiratory Rates . Respiration Rate . The number of times an organism breathes with the lungs (RESPIRATION) per unit time, usually per minute. . 0.80
Respiratory Aspiration. Aspiration, Respiratory . Inhaling liquid or solids, such as stomach contents, into the RESPIRATORY TRACT. When this causes severe lung damage, it is called ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA. . 0.79
Respiratory System. Respiratory Tract . Respiratory Systems . Respiratory Tracts . System, Respiratory . Systems, Respiratory . Tract, Respiratory . Tracts, Respiratory . The tubular and cavernous organs and structures, by means of which pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange between ambient air and the blood are brought about. . 0.79