Plural of respiration
regular plural
The plural of respiration is respirations.
Forms of respiration
| Singular | respiration /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | respirations |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Respirations in a sentence
- The infant whose heart is decompensating has a rapid pulse, rapid respirations, and respiratory distress.1967, Virginia Pidgeon, “The Infant with Congenital Heart Disease”, in The American Journal of Nursing, volume 67, number 2, page 291. From the entry decompensate
- Respirations cannot be recorded by this method, if the subject is a mouth breather (as no air flows by the thermistor in the nose).1967, Nancy J. Barron, “A Ride in the Human Centrifuge”, in American Journal of Nursing, volume 67, number 8, page 1654. From the entry mouth breather
Meaning of respiration
- noun The process of inhaling and exhaling.
- noun An act of breathing: a single breath.
- noun Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
Questions about the plural of respiration
- What is the plural of respiration?
- The plural of respiration is respirations.
- Is respiration countable?
- Respiration is a countable and uncountable noun.
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