breathing vs hyperventilation

hyperventilation vs breathing

breathing and hyperventilation both are nouns.

breathing is an adjective but hyperventilation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breathing	Yes	Yes	No	No
hyperventilation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hyperventilation is a hyponym of breathing; that is, hyperventilation 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
hyperventilation: an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

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

breathing (noun)	hyperventilation (noun)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

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

Difference between breathing and hyperventilation

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