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irrigation vs eye-drop

eye-drop vs irrigation

irrigation and eye-drop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irrigation Yes No No No
eye-drop Yes No No No
As nouns, eye-drop is a hyponym of irrigation; that is, eye-drop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than irrigation:
  • irrigation: (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
  • eye-drop: a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists
Other hyponyms of irrigation include eyedrop, douche, clyster, enema, lavage.
irrigation (noun) eye-drop (noun)
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists
(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution a drop from an eye dropper
Difference between irrigation and eye-drop

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