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arthroscopy vs operation

operation vs arthroscopy

arthroscopy and operation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arthroscopy Yes No No No
operation Yes No No No
As nouns, operation is a hypernym of arthroscopy; that is, operation is a word with a broader meaning than arthroscopy:
  • arthroscopy: a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
  • operation: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of arthroscopy include surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
arthroscopy (noun) operation (noun)
a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
a business especially one run on a large scale
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
process or manner of functioning or operating
the state of being in effect or being operative
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