Definition of Cellular respiration

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Internal Respiration, Respiration
Generic synonyms: Metabolic Process, Metabolism
Derivative terms: Respire

Medical Definition of Cellular respiration

1. The conversion within the cell of nutrients (such as sugar molecules) into chemical energy in the form of ATP, by reacting the food with oxygen (O2) until the food has completely been degraded into carbon dioxide and H2O. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cellular Respiration

cellular immune theory
cellular immunity
cellular immunity deficiency syndrome
cellular immunodeficiency with abnormal immunoglobulin synthesis
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cellular infiltration
cellular microbiology
cellular mobile
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cellular mosaicism
cellular oncogene
cellular pathology
cellular phone
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cellular polyp
cellular respiration (current term)
cellular retinoic acid binding protein
cellular slime mold
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cellularization
cellularizations
cellularizing
cellularly
cellulars
cellulase

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