embolectomy vs extirpation

embolectomy and extirpation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embolectomy	Yes	No	No	No
extirpation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, extirpation is a hypernym of embolectomy; that is, extirpation is a word with a broader meaning than embolectomy:

Other hypernyms of embolectomy include ablation, cutting out, excision.

embolectomy (noun)	extirpation (noun)
surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)	surgical removal of a body part or tissue
	the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence