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heart surgery vs closed-heart surgery

closed-heart surgery vs heart surgery

heart surgery and closed-heart surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heart surgery Yes No No No
closed-heart surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, closed-heart surgery is a hyponym of heart surgery; that is, closed-heart surgery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heart surgery:
  • heart surgery: any surgical procedure involving the heart
  • closed-heart surgery: heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened)
Other hyponyms of heart surgery include open-heart surgery.
heart surgery (noun) closed-heart surgery (noun)
any surgical procedure involving the heart heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened)
Difference between heart surgery and closed-heart surgery

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