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sclerosis vs multiple sclerosis

multiple sclerosis vs sclerosis

sclerosis and multiple sclerosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sclerosis Yes No No No
multiple sclerosis Yes No No No
As nouns, multiple sclerosis is a hyponym of sclerosis; that is, multiple sclerosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sclerosis:
  • sclerosis: any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
  • multiple sclerosis: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
sclerosis (noun) multiple sclerosis (noun)
any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Difference between sclerosis and multiple sclerosis

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