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illness vs food poisoning

food poisoning vs illness

illness and food poisoning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illness Yes No No No
food poisoning Yes No No No
As nouns, food poisoning is a hyponym of illness; that is, food poisoning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illness:
  • illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • food poisoning: illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
illness (noun) food poisoning (noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
Difference between illness and food poisoning

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