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gastrostomy vs surgery

surgery vs gastrostomy

gastrostomy and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gastrostomy Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of gastrostomy; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than gastrostomy:
  • gastrostomy: surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of gastrostomy include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
gastrostomy (noun) surgery (noun)
surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage) 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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