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cryosurgery vs surgery

surgery vs cryosurgery

cryosurgery and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cryosurgery Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of cryosurgery; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than cryosurgery:
  • cryosurgery: the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of cryosurgery include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
cryosurgery (noun) surgery (noun)
the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers) 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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