respiration vs eupnoea

eupnoea vs respiration

respiration and eupnoea both are nouns.

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

As nouns, eupnoea is a hyponym of respiration; that is, eupnoea 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
eupnoea: normal relaxed breathing

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

respiration (noun)	eupnoea (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	normal relaxed breathing
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 eupnoea

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