the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | 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 |
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container | a single complete act of breathing in and out |