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tuberculosis vs infectious disease

infectious disease vs tuberculosis

tuberculosis and infectious disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tuberculosis Yes No No No
infectious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, infectious disease is a hypernym of tuberculosis; that is, infectious disease is a word with a broader meaning than tuberculosis:
  • tuberculosis: 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)
  • infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
tuberculosis (noun) infectious disease (noun)
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) a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Difference between tuberculosis and infectious disease

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