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decompression sickness vs illness

illness vs decompression sickness

decompression sickness and illness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decompression sickness Yes No No No
illness Yes No No No
As nouns, illness is a hypernym of decompression sickness; that is, illness is a word with a broader meaning than decompression sickness:
  • decompression sickness: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
  • illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Other hypernyms of decompression sickness include malady, sickness, unwellness.
decompression sickness (noun) illness (noun)
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Difference between decompression sickness and illness

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