plague vs septicemic plague

septicemic plague vs plague

plague and septicemic plague both are nouns.

plague is a verb but septicemic plague is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plague	Yes	No	Yes	No
septicemic plague	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, septicemic plague is a hyponym of plague; that is, septicemic plague is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plague:

plague: 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

Other hyponyms of plague include bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica, plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague.

plague (noun)	septicemic plague (noun)
an annoyance	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 large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
a swarm of insects that attack plants
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
any epidemic disease with a high death rate

plague (verb)	septicemic plague (verb)
annoy continually or chronically
cause to suffer a blight

Difference between plague and septicemic plague

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