Down syndrome vs congenital abnormality

Down syndrome and congenital abnormality both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Down syndrome	Yes	No	No	No
congenital abnormality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, congenital abnormality is a hypernym of Down syndrome; that is, congenital abnormality is a word with a broader meaning than Down syndrome:

Down syndrome: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
congenital abnormality: a defect that is present at birth

Other hypernyms of Down syndrome include birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, trisomy.

Down syndrome (noun)	congenital abnormality (noun)
a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation	a defect that is present at birth

Down syndrome vs congenital abnormality

Down syndrome and congenital abnormality both are nouns.

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