ventilation vs artificial respiration

artificial respiration vs ventilation

ventilation and artificial respiration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, artificial respiration is a hyponym of ventilation; that is, artificial respiration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ventilation:

ventilation: 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 ventilation 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.

ventilation (noun)	artificial respiration (noun)
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air	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 mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

Difference between ventilation and artificial respiration

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