respiration vs hyperpnea

hyperpnea vs respiration

respiration and hyperpnea both are nouns.

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

As nouns, hyperpnea is a hyponym of respiration; that is, hyperpnea 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
hyperpnea: energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders

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

respiration (noun)	hyperpnea (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	energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders
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 hyperpnea

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