respires
Inhales and exhales
Respires is the third-person singular of respire, meaning to breathe.
The word is more common in technical and biological contexts than in everyday speech: The patient respires normally.
Organisms that respire take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
The noun form is respiration.
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- breathAir taken in
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
pulmonary · ventilation · airways · bronchi · trachea · alveoli · gasp · pant
Cell's energy-producing organelles
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
glucose · oxidation · energy production · cytoplasm · glycolysis · oxygenation
Focused attention practice
- relaxationState of being unwound
- deep breathingDeliberate slow inhalation practice
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- pranayamaYogic breath control technique
breathwork · mindfulness · stillness · tranquility · box breathing · diaphragmatic · slow breathing · composure
Currently having breath
- animateGive life to
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- existingBeing real now
- organismLiving biological entity
lifeform · biotic · functioning · conscious · awake · surviving · thriving · sentient
Arterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- paceSpeed of movement
pattern · timing · flow · measure · cycle · interval · regularity · breathing rate
Not under conscious control
- autonomicSelf-regulating without awareness
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
neural · brainstem · medulla · homeostasis · instinctive · regulation · feedback · chemoreceptors
inhale
Draw air in
diaphragm · pulmonary · ventilation · airways · bronchi · trachea · alveoli · gasp · pant · wheeze
mitochondria
Cell's energy-producing organelles
metabolism · glucose · oxidation · energy production · cytoplasm · glycolysis · oxygenation
meditation
Focused attention practice
- relaxationState of being unwound
- deep breathingDeliberate slow inhalation practice
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
pranayama · breathwork · mindfulness · stillness · tranquility · box breathing · diaphragmatic · slow breathing · composure
living
Currently having breath
organism · lifeform · biotic · functioning · conscious · awake · surviving · thriving · sentient
pulse
Arterial blood throb
pace · pattern · timing · flow · measure · cycle · interval · regularity · breathing rate · ebb and flow
involuntary
Not under conscious control
- autonomicSelf-regulating without awareness
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
subconscious · neural · brainstem · medulla · homeostasis · instinctive · regulation · feedback · chemoreceptors
respiressuffocates
Fatally obstructs breathing
asphyxiates · chokes · smothers · dies · expires
- aerobic respirationOxygen-using energy production
- artificial respirationMechanically induced breathing
- respiratory systemOrgans facilitating breathing
- respiratory arrestComplete halt of breathing
- respiratory distressImpaired breathing function
- respiratory failureInadequate lung gas exchange
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