• A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars).
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A two-stage process in which molecules are oxidized to produce energy. In the first stage, glucose is converted to pyruvic acid via the glycolytic pathway. Subsequently, pyruvic acid is metabolized to ultimately yield carbon dioxide and water.
  NCI Thesaurus
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• The metabolic process of all living cells (animal and plant) in which oxygen is used to provide a source of energy for the cell.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• (cellular respiration) Metabolic process of all living cells; respiration is an oxidation-reduction reaction involving an oxidant (electron acceptor) and a reductant (electron donor); aerobes use oxygen as the electron acceptor.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• (cellular respiration) The enzymatic release of energy from inorganic and organic compounds (especially carbohydrates and fats) which either requires oxygen (aerobic respiration) or does not (anaerobic respiration).
  Gene Ontology Dictionary
  Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021