keratoconjunctivitis vs inflammation

keratoconjunctivitis and inflammation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
keratoconjunctivitis	Yes	No	No	No
inflammation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inflammation is a hypernym of keratoconjunctivitis; that is, inflammation is a word with a broader meaning than keratoconjunctivitis:

keratoconjunctivitis: inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
inflammation: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

Other hypernyms of keratoconjunctivitis include redness, rubor.

keratoconjunctivitis (noun)	inflammation (noun)
inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva	arousal to violent emotion
	the act of setting something on fire
	a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

keratoconjunctivitis vs inflammation

keratoconjunctivitis and inflammation both are nouns.

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