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breathing (Breathing)

The Process of respiration, by which oxygen is made available to an Animal. This covers processes of inhalation, exhalation, and alternations between the two.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

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entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  internal change  
is subclass of
  biological process  
is subclass of
  physiologic process  
is subclass of
  organism process  
is subclass of
  breathing  

Coordinate term(s)

birth  death  digesting  growth  ingesting  replication 

Related WordNet synsets

breathing, respiration
the process of taking in oxygen from the air and releasing carbon dioxide
breathing is kind of (all)...   breathing is kind of...   kinds of breathing...   kinds of breathing (all)...   parts of breathing...  
breathe, take a breath, respire
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"
kinds of breathe...   kinds of breathe (all)...   breathe entails...   see also...  
breathing
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs; something used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"
breathing is opposite to...   breathing is similar to...  
respiratory
pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"
respiratory pertains to noun...  
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