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hydrops vs puffiness

puffiness vs hydrops

hydrops and puffiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hydrops Yes No No No
puffiness Yes No No No
As nouns, puffiness is a hypernym of hydrops; that is, puffiness is a word with a broader meaning than hydrops:
  • hydrops: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
  • puffiness: an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Other hypernyms of hydrops include lump, swelling.
hydrops (noun) puffiness (noun)
swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Difference between hydrops and puffiness

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