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genetic disorder vs muscular dystrophy

muscular dystrophy vs genetic disorder

genetic disorder and muscular dystrophy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genetic disorder Yes No No No
muscular dystrophy Yes No No No
As nouns, muscular dystrophy is a hyponym of genetic disorder; that is, muscular dystrophy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than genetic disorder:
  • genetic disorder: 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 disorder (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 disorder and muscular dystrophy

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