Reye's syndrome vs encephalopathy

Reye's syndrome and encephalopathy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Reye's syndrome	Yes	No	No	No
encephalopathy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, encephalopathy is a hypernym of Reye's syndrome; that is, encephalopathy is a word with a broader meaning than Reye's syndrome:

Reye's syndrome: acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver
encephalopathy: any disorder or disease of the brain

Other hypernyms of Reye's syndrome include brain disease, brain disorder, syndrome.

Reye's syndrome (noun)	encephalopathy (noun)
acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver	any disorder or disease of the brain

Reye's syndrome vs encephalopathy

Reye's syndrome and encephalopathy both are nouns.

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