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1. In physiology, the process of breathing.

2. In biochemistry, the intracellular oxidation of substrates coupled to ATP production. Anaerobic respiration occurs in glycolysis; aerobic respiration involves the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the electron transport chain.

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