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infectious disease vs meningitis

meningitis vs infectious disease

infectious disease and meningitis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infectious disease Yes No No No
meningitis Yes No No No
As nouns, meningitis is a hyponym of infectious disease; that is, meningitis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infectious disease:
  • infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
  • meningitis: infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
infectious disease (noun) meningitis (noun)
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
Difference between infectious disease and meningitis

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