cutting vs surgical incision

surgical incision vs cutting

cutting and surgical incision both are nouns.

cutting is an adjective but surgical incision is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cutting	Yes	Yes	No	No
surgical incision	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, surgical incision is a hyponym of cutting; that is, surgical incision is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cutting:

cutting: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
surgical incision: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

Other hyponyms of cutting include nick, notch, snick, gash, slash, incision, section.

cutting (noun)	surgical incision (noun)
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends	the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
the act of cutting something into parts
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
the act of diluting something
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
a piece cut off from the main part of something
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

cutting (adjective)	surgical incision (adjective)
unpleasantly cold and damp
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Difference between cutting and surgical incision

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