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 : external respiration , respiration , ventilation

• (adj.) 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 : eupneic , eupnoeic

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