breathing vs Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Cheyne-Stokes respiration vs breathing

breathing and Cheyne-Stokes respiration both are nouns.

breathing is an adjective but Cheyne-Stokes respiration is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breathing	Yes	Yes	No	No
Cheyne-Stokes respiration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a hyponym of breathing; that is, Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than breathing:

breathing: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Cheyne-Stokes respiration: abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate

Other hyponyms of breathing include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, heaving, panting, periodic breathing, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, wheeze, second wind.

breathing (noun)	Cheyne-Stokes respiration (noun)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate

breathing (adjective)	Cheyne-Stokes respiration (adjective)
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

Difference between breathing and Cheyne-Stokes respiration

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