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disease vs occupational disease

occupational disease vs disease

disease and occupational disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disease Yes No No No
occupational disease Yes No No No
As nouns, occupational disease is a hyponym of disease; that is, occupational disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disease:
  • disease: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
  • occupational disease: disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
disease (noun) occupational disease (noun)
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
Difference between disease and occupational disease

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