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irrigation vs eyedrop

eyedrop vs irrigation

irrigation and eyedrop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irrigation Yes No No No
eyedrop Yes No No No
As nouns, eyedrop is a hyponym of irrigation; that is, eyedrop 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
  • eyedrop: a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists
Other hyponyms of irrigation include eye-drop, douche, clyster, enema, lavage.
irrigation (noun) eyedrop (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 eyedrop

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