Respiration
121Cheyne-Stokes respiration — adj. Med. (of a breathing cycle) with a gradual decrease of movement to a complete stop, followed by a gradual increase. Etymology: J. Cheyne, Sc. physician d. 1836, and W. Stokes, Ir. physician d. 1878 * * * noun abnormal respiration in which… …
122anaerobic respiration — UK US noun [uncountable] biology respiration that takes place where there is little or no oxygen. This produces less energy than aerobic respiration , and a lot of it is lost as heat. Thesaurus: biological processeshyponym See also …
123Soil respiration — normally refers to the total CO2 efflux at the soil surface.It comprises a combination of processes:* Biotic processes, which include respiration of the rhizosphere, microbes and fauna * Chemical processes including oxidation of soil minerals,… …
124Substrat-induzierte Respiration — Die substrat induzierte Respiration (SIR, englisch: substrat induced respiration) ist eine indirekte Methode zur Bestimmung der mikrobiellen Biomasse in Böden. Sie wurde 1978 von J. P. E. Anderson und K. H. Domsch (Institut für Bodenbiologie der… …
125artificial respiration — the stimulation of natural respiratory functions in persons whose breathing has failed or in newborn infants by artificially forcing air into and out of the lungs. Cf. cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [1850 55] * * * Breathing induced by any of… …
126electrophrenic respiration — n artificial respiration by means of an electrophrenic respirator used esp. in poliomyelitis and other conditions in which the nervous control of breathing is impaired * * * (EPR) artificial respiration induced by electric stimulation of the… …
127anaerobic respiration — UK / US noun [uncountable] biology respiration that takes place where there is little or no oxygen. This produces less energy than aerobic respiration, and a lot of it is lost as heat. See: aerobic respiration …
128tissue respiration — tissue respiration, = internal respiration. (Cf. ↑internal respiration) …
