The difference between Adventitious and Sporadic

When used as adjectives, adventitious means from an external source, whereas sporadic means (archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances.

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  1. Adventitious as an adjective:

    From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

  2. Adventitious as an adjective:

    Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

  3. Adventitious as an adjective (genetics, medicine):

    Not congenital; acquired.

  4. Adventitious as an adjective (biology):

    Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

  1. Sporadic as an adjective:

    (archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.

  2. Sporadic as an adjective:

    Rare and scattered in occurrence.

  3. Sporadic as an adjective:

    Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

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