myelatelia vs defect

myelatelia and defect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
myelatelia	Yes	No	No	No
defect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, defect is a hypernym of myelatelia; that is, defect is a word with a broader meaning than myelatelia:

myelatelia (noun)	defect (noun)
any developmental defect of the spinal cord	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
	a failing or deficiency
	an imperfection in an object or machine
	an imperfection in a bodily system

myelatelia (verb)	defect (verb)
	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army