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keratosis vs skin disease

skin disease vs keratosis

keratosis and skin disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keratosis Yes No No No
skin disease Yes No No No
As nouns, skin disease is a hypernym of keratosis; that is, skin disease is a word with a broader meaning than keratosis:
  • keratosis: a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
  • skin disease: a disease affecting the skin
Other hypernyms of keratosis include disease of the skin, skin disorder.
keratosis (noun) skin disease (noun)
a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin a disease affecting the skin
Difference between keratosis and skin disease

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