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congenital disease vs muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy vs congenital disease

congenital disease and muscular dystrophy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
congenital disease Yes No No No
muscular dystrophy Yes No No No
As nouns, muscular dystrophy is a hyponym of congenital disease; that is, muscular dystrophy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than congenital disease:
  • congenital disease: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
  • muscular dystrophy: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
congenital disease (noun) muscular dystrophy (noun)
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Difference between congenital disease and muscular dystrophy

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