common cold vs respiratory illness

common cold and respiratory illness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
common cold	Yes	No	No	No
respiratory illness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, respiratory illness is a hypernym of common cold; that is, respiratory illness is a word with a broader meaning than common cold:

common cold: a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
respiratory illness: a disease affecting the respiratory system

Other hypernyms of common cold include communicable disease, respiratory disease, respiratory disorder.

common cold (noun)	respiratory illness (noun)
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)	a disease affecting the respiratory system

common cold vs respiratory illness

common cold and respiratory illness both are nouns.

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