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stertor vs respiration

respiration vs stertor

stertor and respiration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stertor Yes No No No
respiration Yes No No No
As nouns, respiration is a hypernym of stertor; that is, respiration is a word with a broader meaning than stertor:
  • stertor: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
  • respiration: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Other hypernyms of stertor include breathing, external respiration, ventilation.
stertor (noun) respiration (noun)
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound 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
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 stertor and respiration

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