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illness vs catastrophic illness

catastrophic illness vs illness

illness and catastrophic illness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illness Yes No No No
catastrophic illness Yes No No No
As nouns, catastrophic illness is a hyponym of illness; that is, catastrophic illness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illness:
  • illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • catastrophic illness: severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines
Other hyponyms of illness include condition, ague, amyloidosis, anuresis, anuria, collapse, prostration, aeroembolism, air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism, food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder, lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism, disease, hypermotility, indisposition, ozone sickness, toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, growth.
illness (noun) catastrophic illness (noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines
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