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genetic disease vs muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy vs genetic disease

genetic disease and muscular dystrophy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genetic disease Yes No No No
muscular dystrophy Yes No No No
As nouns, muscular dystrophy is a hyponym of genetic disease; that is, muscular dystrophy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than genetic disease:
  • genetic disease: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
  • muscular dystrophy: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
genetic disease (noun) muscular dystrophy (noun)
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Difference between genetic disease and muscular dystrophy

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