struma vs TB
TB vs strumastruma and TB both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| struma | Yes | No | No | No |
| TB | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
TB is a hypernym of
struma; that is, TB is a
word with a broader meaning than struma:
- struma: 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 struma include
T.B., tuberculosis.
| struma (noun) | TB (noun) |
|---|---|
| abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet | a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes |
| a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands | 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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