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sclerosis vs osteosclerosis

osteosclerosis vs sclerosis

sclerosis and osteosclerosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sclerosis Yes No No No
osteosclerosis Yes No No No
As nouns, osteosclerosis is a hyponym of sclerosis; that is, osteosclerosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sclerosis:
  • sclerosis: any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
  • osteosclerosis: abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
sclerosis (noun) osteosclerosis (noun)
any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
Difference between sclerosis and osteosclerosis

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