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gastrectomy vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs gastrectomy

gastrectomy and surgical procedure both are nouns.

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

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