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osteosclerosis vs sclerosis

sclerosis vs osteosclerosis

osteosclerosis and sclerosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
osteosclerosis Yes No No No
sclerosis Yes No No No
As nouns, sclerosis is a hypernym of osteosclerosis; that is, sclerosis is a word with a broader meaning than osteosclerosis:
  • osteosclerosis: abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
  • sclerosis: any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Other hypernyms of osteosclerosis include induration.
osteosclerosis (noun) sclerosis (noun)
abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Difference between osteosclerosis and sclerosis

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