Rēs'pi-rā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. respiration, Lat. respiratio. See RESPIRE.] 1. The act of breathing again or of resuming life; hence, return to life; resurrection. Till the day Appear of respiration to the just. Milton. 2. (Physiol.) The function by which air is introduced into the bodies of living beings for the support of nutritive activity; the act of breathing.