tapeworm infection vs infection

infection vs tapeworm infection

tapeworm infection and infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tapeworm infection	Yes	No	No	No
infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infection is a hypernym of tapeworm infection; that is, infection is a word with a broader meaning than tapeworm infection:

tapeworm infection: intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish
infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

tapeworm infection (noun)	infection (noun)
intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish	moral corruption or contamination
	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

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