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extirpation vs surgery

surgery vs extirpation

extirpation and surgery both are nouns.

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