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exenteration vs surgery

surgery vs exenteration

exenteration and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exenteration Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of exenteration; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than exenteration:
  • exenteration: surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of exenteration include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
exenteration (noun) surgery (noun)
surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis) 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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