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septicemic plague vs pestilence

pestilence vs septicemic plague

septicemic plague and pestilence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
septicemic plague Yes No No No
pestilence Yes No No No
As nouns, pestilence is a hypernym of septicemic plague; that is, pestilence is a word with a broader meaning than septicemic plague:
  • 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
  • pestilence: 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
Other hypernyms of septicemic plague include pest, pestis, plague.
septicemic plague (noun) pestilence (noun)
an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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
Difference between septicemic plague and pestilence

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