birth defect vs rachischisis

rachischisis vs birth defect

birth defect and rachischisis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
birth defect	Yes	No	No	No
rachischisis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rachischisis is a hyponym of birth defect; that is, rachischisis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than birth defect:

birth defect: a defect that is present at birth
rachischisis: a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis

Other hyponyms of birth defect include ablepharia, albinism, anencephalia, anencephaly, ametria, color blindness, color vision deficiency, colour blindness, colour vision deficiency, epispadias, clinocephalism, clinocephaly, clinodactyly, macroglossia, Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, mongolianism, mongolism, trisomy 21, acrocephaly, oxycephaly, cheiloschisis, cleft lip, harelip, cleft palate, amelia, meromelia, encephalocele, meningocele, myelomeningocele, plagiocephaly, polysomy, hermaphrodism, hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism, scaphocephaly, congenital heart defect, schistorrhachis, spina bifida, spinocerebellar disorder, hyperdactyly, polydactyly, syndactylism, syndactyly, ankyloglossia, tongue tie.

birth defect (noun)	rachischisis (noun)
a defect that is present at birth	a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis

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