enterobiasis vs infection

infection vs enterobiasis

enterobiasis and infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enterobiasis	Yes	No	No	No
infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infection is a hypernym of enterobiasis; that is, infection is a word with a broader meaning than enterobiasis:

enterobiasis: an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children
infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Other hypernyms of enterobiasis include infestation.

enterobiasis (noun)	infection (noun)
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children	moral corruption or contamination
	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

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