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cauterization vs surgery

surgery vs cauterization

cauterization and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cauterization Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of cauterization; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than cauterization:
  • cauterization: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of cauterization include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
cauterization (noun) surgery (noun)
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
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