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arterial sclerosis vs sclerosis

sclerosis vs arterial sclerosis

arterial sclerosis and sclerosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arterial sclerosis Yes No No No
sclerosis Yes No No No
As nouns, sclerosis is a hypernym of arterial sclerosis; that is, sclerosis is a word with a broader meaning than arterial sclerosis:
  • arterial sclerosis: sclerosis of the arterial walls
  • sclerosis: any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Other hypernyms of arterial sclerosis include induration.
arterial sclerosis (noun) sclerosis (noun)
sclerosis of the arterial walls any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Difference between arterial sclerosis and sclerosis

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