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Noun: internal respiration
  1. 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 lungs
    "Cellular internal respiration is essential for the production of ATP in living cells";
    - respiration, cellular respiration

Derived forms: internal respirations

Type of: metabolic process, metabolism