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wheeze vs respiration

respiration vs wheeze

wheeze and respiration both are nouns.

wheeze is a verb but respiration is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wheeze Yes No Yes No
respiration Yes No No No
As nouns, respiration is a hypernym of wheeze; that is, respiration is a word with a broader meaning than wheeze:
  • wheeze: breathing with a husky or whistling 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 wheeze include breathing, external respiration, ventilation.
wheeze (noun) respiration (noun)
breathing with a husky or whistling 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
(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick 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
wheeze (verb) respiration (verb)
breathe with difficulty
Difference between wheeze and respiration

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