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Abscess vs Hematoma - What's the difference?

abscess | hematoma |


As nouns the difference between hematoma and abscess

is that hematoma is a swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of a broken blood vessel while abscess is a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

As a verb abscess is

to form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.

Abscess vs Inflammation - What's the difference?

abscess | inflammation |


As nouns the difference between abscess and inflammation

is that abscess is a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue while inflammation is the act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.

As a verb abscess

is to form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.

Cross vs Overtake - What's the difference?

cross | overtake |


As a proper noun cross

is for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road.

As a verb overtake is

to pass a more slowly moving object.

Pervert vs Mistake - What's the difference?

pervert | mistake |


In transitive terms the difference between pervert and mistake

is that pervert is to turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt while mistake is to understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.

In intransitive terms the difference between pervert and mistake

is that pervert is to become perverted; to take the wrong course while mistake is to commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.

Case vs Body - What's the difference?

case | body |


As nouns the difference between case and body

is that case is (label) abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines its function in a sentence, such as a grammatical case and a position while body is a bodysuit , chiefly worn by women and children.

Tourism vs Regulation - What's the difference?

tourism | regulation |


As nouns the difference between tourism and regulation

is that tourism is the act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home while regulation is regulation.

Offshoot vs Divestiture - What's the difference?

offshoot | divestiture |


As nouns the difference between offshoot and divestiture

is that offshoot is that which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc; as, the offshoots of a tree while divestiture is the act of divesting, or something divested.

Term vs Rule - What's the difference?

term | rule |


As a noun term

is term.

As a verb rule is

.

Profess vs Persuade - What's the difference?

profess | persuade |


As verbs the difference between profess and persuade

is that profess is to administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order (chiefly in passive) while persuade is .

Lessor vs Rentee - What's the difference?

lessor | rentee |


As nouns the difference between lessor and rentee

is that lessor is the owner of property that is leased while rentee is one who rents (property, etc).

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