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infantile paralysis vs infectious disease

infectious disease vs infantile paralysis

infantile paralysis and infectious disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infantile paralysis Yes No No No
infectious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, infectious disease is a hypernym of infantile paralysis; that is, infectious disease is a word with a broader meaning than infantile paralysis:
  • infantile paralysis: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
  • infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
infantile paralysis (noun) infectious disease (noun)
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Difference between infantile paralysis and infectious disease

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