respiration vs abdominal breathing

abdominal breathing vs respiration

respiration and abdominal breathing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
respiration	Yes	No	No	No
abdominal breathing	Yes	No	No	No

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

respiration: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
abdominal breathing: breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles

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

respiration (noun)	abdominal breathing (noun)
the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs	breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
a single complete act of breathing in and out

Difference between respiration and abdominal breathing

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