respiration vs panting

panting vs respiration

respiration and panting both are nouns.

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

As nouns, panting is a hyponym of respiration; that is, panting 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
panting: breathing heavily (as after exertion)

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

respiration (noun)	panting (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 heavily (as after exertion)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	any fabric used to make trousers
a single complete act of breathing in and out

Difference between respiration and panting

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