Hypernyms for "respiratory disorder"
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Hypernyms
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                    adult respiratory distress syndrome
                    ARDS
                    asthma
                    asthma attack
                    atypical pneumonia
                    bronchial asthma
                    bronchitis
                    cold
                    common cold
                    emphysema
                    flu
                    grippe
                    hyaline membrane disease
                    influenza
                    interstitial pneumonia
                    mycoplasmal pneumonia
                    pertussis
                    pneumoconiosis
                    pneumonia
                    pneumonoconiosis
                    primary atypical pneumonia
                    pulmonary emphysema
                    respiratory distress syndrome
                    respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
                    SARS
                    severe acute respiratory syndrome
                    wet lung
                    white lung
                    whooping cough
            
    What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.