scrofula vs TB
TB vs scrofulascrofula and TB both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scrofula | Yes | No | No | No |
| TB | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
TB is a hypernym of
scrofula; that is, TB is a
word with a broader meaning than scrofula:
- scrofula: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
- TB: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
Other hypernyms of scrofula include
T.B., tuberculosis.
| scrofula (noun) | TB (noun) |
|---|---|
| a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands | a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes |
| a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes | |
| infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) |
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