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Definition:

The words "respiratory" and "respiration" refer to the lungs and breathing.

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Alternative Names:

Respiration

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Review Date: 10/20/2008
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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