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Meanings of rate of respiration in English

The rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health.

        Usage of rate of respiration in English
        1
        This sound is intensified by anything that accelerates the rate of respiration, such as exercise.
        Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
        2
        The rate of respiration is increased in fever in proportion to the height of the temperature.
        The Mother and Her Child
        3
        The rate of respiration quickened, slowed, and quickened.
        Harvest Home
        4
        The normal rate of respiration for a healthy horse at rest is from 8 to 16 per minute.
        Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
        5
        During this course, the cells support a constant biomass-production rate with decreasing rates of respiration and ATP production but also decrease their stress resistance.
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