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pestilence vs septicemic plague

septicemic plague vs pestilence

pestilence and septicemic plague both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pestilence Yes No No No
septicemic plague Yes No No No
As nouns, septicemic plague is a hyponym of pestilence; that is, septicemic plague is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pestilence:
  • pestilence: a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
  • septicemic plague: an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
pestilence (noun) septicemic plague (noun)
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Difference between pestilence and septicemic plague

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