Respiration
Respiration (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n) , noun
[Latin respiratio: compare French respiration. See Respire.]
1.
The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.
2.
Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obsolete]
Till the day
Appear of respiration to the just
And vengeance to the wicked.
3.
Interval; intermission. [Obsolete] — Bp. Hall
4.
(Physiology) The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.