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mono vs infectious disease

infectious disease vs mono

mono and infectious disease both are nouns.

mono is an adjective but infectious disease is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mono Yes Yes No No
infectious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, infectious disease is a hypernym of mono; that is, infectious disease is a word with a broader meaning than mono:
  • mono: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
  • infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
mono (noun) infectious disease (noun)
an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
mono (adjective) infectious disease (adjective)
designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Difference between mono and infectious disease

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