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excision vs surgical operation

surgical operation vs excision

excision and surgical operation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excision Yes No No No
surgical operation Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical operation is a hypernym of excision; that is, surgical operation is a word with a broader meaning than excision:
  • excision: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  • surgical operation: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of excision include operation, surgery, surgical procedure, surgical process.
excision (noun) surgical operation (noun)
surgical removal of a body part or tissue a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Difference between excision and surgical operation

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