breathing vs periodic breathing

periodic breathing vs breathing

breathing and periodic breathing both are nouns.

breathing is an adjective but periodic breathing is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, periodic breathing is a hyponym of breathing; that is, periodic breathing 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
periodic breathing: 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, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, wheeze, second wind.

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

Difference between breathing and periodic breathing

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