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anthrax vs cutaneous anthrax

cutaneous anthrax vs anthrax

anthrax and cutaneous anthrax both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anthrax Yes No No No
cutaneous anthrax Yes No No No
As nouns, cutaneous anthrax is a hyponym of anthrax; that is, cutaneous anthrax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anthrax:
  • anthrax: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
  • cutaneous anthrax: a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal
anthrax (noun) cutaneous anthrax (noun)
a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal
a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
Difference between anthrax and cutaneous anthrax

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