ventilation vs wheeze

wheeze vs ventilation

ventilation and wheeze both are nouns.

ventilation is not a verb while wheeze is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ventilation	Yes	No	No	No
wheeze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wheeze is a hyponym of ventilation; that is, wheeze 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
wheeze: breathing with a husky or whistling sound

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

ventilation (noun)	wheeze (noun)
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air	breathing with a husky or whistling sound
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick
a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

ventilation (verb)	wheeze (verb)
	breathe with difficulty

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