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meningocele vs birth defect

birth defect vs meningocele

meningocele and birth defect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meningocele Yes No No No
birth defect Yes No No No
As nouns, birth defect is a hypernym of meningocele; that is, birth defect is a word with a broader meaning than meningocele:
  • meningocele: a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
  • birth defect: a defect that is present at birth
meningocele (noun) birth defect (noun)
a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue) a defect that is present at birth
Difference between meningocele and birth defect

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