respiratory tract infection vs infection

infection vs respiratory tract infection

respiratory tract infection and infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
respiratory tract infection	Yes	No	No	No
infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infection is a hypernym of respiratory tract infection; that is, infection is a word with a broader meaning than respiratory tract infection:

respiratory tract infection: any infection of the respiratory tract
infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

respiratory tract infection (noun)	infection (noun)
any infection of the respiratory tract	moral corruption or contamination
	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Difference between respiratory tract infection and infection

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