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cautery vs surgical process

surgical process vs cautery

cautery and surgical process both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cautery Yes No No No
surgical process Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical process is a hypernym of cautery; that is, surgical process is a word with a broader meaning than cautery:
  • cautery: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  • surgical process: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of cautery include operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure.
cautery (noun) surgical process (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
an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (e.g., removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
Difference between cautery and surgical process

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