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Respiration N Breathing Doctor Found Patient's Years Smoking

"Respiration" is the process of breathing.

"Respiration" refers to the act of breathing.

Word respiration
Part of Speech N.
Definition breathing.
Sentence The doctor found that the patient's years of smoking had adversely affected both his lung capacity and his rate of respiration.
Related Words respire, V.

Tags: psat

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