respiration vs artificial respiration

artificial respiration vs respiration

respiration and artificial respiration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
respiration	Yes	No	No	No
artificial respiration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, artificial respiration is a hyponym of respiration; that is, artificial respiration 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
artificial respiration: an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially

Other hyponyms of respiration include abdominal breathing, 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)	artificial respiration (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	an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
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 artificial respiration

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