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Addison's syndrome vs gland disease

gland disease vs Addison's syndrome

Addison's syndrome and gland disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Addison's syndrome Yes No No No
gland disease Yes No No No
As nouns, gland disease is a hypernym of Addison's syndrome; that is, gland disease is a word with a broader meaning than Addison's syndrome:
  • Addison's syndrome: a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
  • gland disease: a disorder of the glands of the body
Other hypernyms of Addison's syndrome include adenosis, glandular disease, glandular disorder.
Addison's syndrome (noun) gland disease (noun)
a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin a disorder of the glands of the body
Difference between Addison's syndrome and gland disease

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