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Respiration is slowed down, the beak opens, comb and skin become cyanotic, the neck is bent back and the head drawn in.
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Doubtless the diaphragm was imperceptibly rising and falling, but the "Respiration" curve was the only proof of that, for the whole of the body was concealed by the electric heating pads which would raise the temperature at the programmed rate.
2001 A Space Odyssey Clarke, Arthur C. 1968
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There are, moreover, within the heart numerous braces, in the form of fleshy columns and fibrous bands, which Aristotle, in his third book on "Respiration," and the "Parts of Animals," entitles nerves.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various
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Fabricius of Aquapendente, in his book on "Respiration," which has lately appeared, that as the pulsation of the heart and arteries does not suffice for the ventilation and refrigeration of the blood, therefore were the lungs fashioned to surround the heart.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various
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Oleg Kotov configured the equipment for his first onboard session with the Russian experiment DYKHANIE (MBI-18, "Respiration") and undertook the test, controlled from the RSE-Med laptop and supported by ground specialist tagup.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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(MBI-18, "Respiration") and undertook the test, controlled from the RSE-Med laptop and supported by ground specialist tagup.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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Ben Allison is a brilliant composer, and here he's cooked up another batch of adventurous originals as well as a reworking of his outstanding cut "Respiration," which originally appeared on 2004's
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Ben Allison is a brilliant composer, and here he's cooked up another batch of adventurous originals as well as a reworking of his outstanding cut "Respiration," which originally appeared on 2004's
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Especially on set closer, "Respiration," with its "breathe in/breathe out" depiction of the City as a living organism possibly heaving its last, the twosome could've been snatching bars straight from the morning news wire.
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Ben Allison is a brilliant composer, and here he's cooked up another batch of adventurous originals as well as a reworking of his outstanding cut "Respiration," which originally appeared on 2004's
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