corona vs coronavirus disease

coronavirus disease vs corona

corona and coronavirus disease both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corona	Yes	No	No	No
coronavirus disease	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coronavirus disease is a hypernym of corona; that is, coronavirus disease is a word with a broader meaning than corona:

corona: a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
coronavirus disease: acute disease caused by a virus of the family Orthocoronavirinae

corona (noun)	coronavirus disease (noun)
a long cigar with blunt ends	acute disease caused by a virus of the family Orthocoronavirinae
(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020

Difference between corona and coronavirus disease

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