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syndrome vs Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome vs syndrome

syndrome and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syndrome Yes No No No
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome Yes No No No
As nouns, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a hyponym of syndrome; that is, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than syndrome:
  • syndrome: a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome: syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse
syndrome (noun) Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (noun)
a complex of concurrent things syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse
a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Difference between syndrome and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

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