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communicable disease vs contagious disease

contagious disease vs communicable disease

communicable disease and contagious disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
communicable disease Yes No No No
contagious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, contagious disease is a hyponym of communicable disease; that is, contagious disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than communicable disease:
  • communicable disease: a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
  • contagious disease: any disease easily transmitted by contact
Other hyponyms of communicable disease include contagion, infectious disease, cold, common cold.
communicable disease (noun) contagious disease (noun)
a disease that can be communicated from one person to another any disease easily transmitted by contact
Difference between communicable disease and contagious disease

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