fibrosis vs fibrocystic disease of the pancreas

fibrocystic disease of the pancreas vs fibrosis

fibrosis and fibrocystic disease of the pancreas both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fibrosis	Yes	No	No	No
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas is a hyponym of fibrosis; that is, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fibrosis:

fibrosis: development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas: the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known

Other hyponyms of fibrosis include CF, cystic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis, myelofibrosis.

fibrosis (noun)	fibrocystic disease of the pancreas (noun)
development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ	the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known

fibrosis vs fibrocystic disease of the pancreas

fibrosis and fibrocystic disease of the pancreas both are nouns.

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