thalassemia vs thalassemia major

thalassemia and thalassemia major both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thalassemia	Yes	No	No	No
thalassemia major	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thalassemia major is a hyponym of thalassemia; that is, thalassemia major is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thalassemia:

thalassemia: an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
thalassemia major: a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged

Other hyponyms of thalassemia include Cooley's anaemia, Cooley's anemia, thalassaemia major.

thalassemia (noun)	thalassemia major (noun)
an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin	a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged

thalassemia vs thalassemia major

thalassemia and thalassemia major both are nouns.

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