correction vs spinal fusion

spinal fusion vs correction

correction and spinal fusion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
correction	Yes	No	No	No
spinal fusion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spinal fusion is a hyponym of correction; that is, spinal fusion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than correction:

correction: treatment of a specific defect
spinal fusion: correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

Other hyponyms of correction include fusion.

correction (noun)	spinal fusion (noun)
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right	correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
treatment of a specific defect
the act of disciplining
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
a rebuke for making a mistake
something substituted for an error
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

Difference between correction and spinal fusion

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