floater vs symptom

symptom vs floater

floater and symptom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
floater	Yes	No	No	No
symptom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, symptom is a hypernym of floater; that is, symptom is a word with a broader meaning than floater:

floater: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
symptom: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

floater (noun)	symptom (noun)
an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location	anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
an object that floats or is capable of floating	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
a swimmer who floats in the water
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

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