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disease vs anthrax

anthrax vs disease

disease and anthrax both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disease Yes No No No
anthrax Yes No No No
As nouns, anthrax is a hyponym of disease; that is, anthrax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disease:
  • disease: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
  • anthrax: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
disease (noun) anthrax (noun)
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
Difference between disease and anthrax

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