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disease vs goitre

goitre vs disease

disease and goitre both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disease Yes No No No
goitre Yes No No No
As nouns, goitre is a hyponym of disease; that is, goitre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disease:
  • disease: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
  • goitre: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
disease (noun) goitre (noun)
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Difference between disease and goitre

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