Hypernyms for "respiratory illness"
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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.