WordCmp.com

debridement vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs debridement

debridement and surgical procedure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
debridement Yes No No No
surgical procedure Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical procedure is a hypernym of debridement; that is, surgical procedure is a word with a broader meaning than debridement:
  • debridement: surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
  • surgical procedure: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of debridement include operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical process.
debridement (noun) surgical procedure (noun)
surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Difference between debridement and surgical procedure

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.