internal respiration
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internal respiration
n.
See tissue respiration.
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| Noun | 1. |  internal respiration - the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungsmetabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
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