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arteriosclerosis vs sclerosis

sclerosis vs arteriosclerosis

arteriosclerosis and sclerosis both are nouns.

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

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