infection vs respiratory infection

respiratory infection vs infection

infection and respiratory infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infection	Yes	No	No	No
respiratory infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, respiratory infection is a hyponym of infection; that is, respiratory infection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infection:

infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
respiratory infection: any infection of the respiratory tract

Other hyponyms of infection include enterobiasis, felon, whitlow, focal infection, cross infection, nonsocial infection, opportunistic infection, paronychia, protozoal infection, respiratory tract infection, itch, scabies, bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis, sepsis, sore, staphylococcal infection, septic sore throat, strep throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, throat infection, eye infection, hordeolum, sty, stye, superinfection, suprainfection, tapeworm infection, lockjaw, tetanus, toxoplasmosis, viral infection, virus infection, vaccina, vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia.

infection (noun)	respiratory infection (noun)
moral corruption or contamination	any infection of the respiratory tract
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

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