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Respiration

Medical Definition: 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).
Guide Notes: lung only: does not refer to tissue respiration ( = probably OXYGEN CONSUMPTION); TN 145: relation to OXYGEN & its qualif
Respiration Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Respiratory Mechanics - The physical or mechanical action of the LUNGS; DIAPHRAM; RIBS; and CHEST WALL during respiration. It includes airflow, lung volume, neural and reflex controls, mechanoreceptors, breathing patterns, etc.

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