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arteritis vs temporal arteritis

temporal arteritis vs arteritis

arteritis and temporal arteritis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arteritis Yes No No No
temporal arteritis Yes No No No
As nouns, temporal arteritis is a hyponym of arteritis; that is, temporal arteritis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arteritis:
  • arteritis: inflammation of an artery
  • temporal arteritis: inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment
Other hyponyms of arteritis include periarteritis, polyarteritis, pulseless disease, Takayasu's arteritis.
arteritis (noun) temporal arteritis (noun)
inflammation of an artery inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment
Difference between arteritis and temporal arteritis

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