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aerobic respiration

The metabolic process that uses oxygen to break down food and release energy. The energy is used to make adenosine triphosphate, the high-energy compound that acts as the fuel for all of the body's energy-consuming activities.

 
 
Medical Dictionary: aerobic respiration

n.

Respiration in which molecular oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide and water are produced.

 
 

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