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cosmetic surgery vs plastic surgery

plastic surgery vs cosmetic surgery

cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cosmetic surgery Yes No No No
plastic surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, plastic surgery is a hypernym of cosmetic surgery; that is, plastic surgery is a word with a broader meaning than cosmetic surgery:
  • cosmetic surgery: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
  • plastic surgery: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Other hypernyms of cosmetic surgery include anaplasty, reconstructive surgery.
cosmetic surgery (noun) plastic surgery (noun)
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Difference between cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery

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