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amputation vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs amputation

amputation and surgical procedure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
amputation Yes No No No
surgical procedure Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical procedure is a hypernym of amputation; that is, surgical procedure is a word with a broader meaning than amputation:
  • amputation: a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
  • surgical procedure: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of amputation include operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical process.
amputation (noun) surgical procedure (noun)
a surgical removal of all or part of a limb a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
Difference between amputation and surgical procedure

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