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keratoplasty vs plastic surgery

plastic surgery vs keratoplasty

keratoplasty and plastic surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keratoplasty Yes No No No
plastic surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, plastic surgery is a hypernym of keratoplasty; that is, plastic surgery is a word with a broader meaning than keratoplasty:
  • keratoplasty: a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
  • plastic surgery: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Other hypernyms of keratoplasty include anaplasty, reconstructive surgery, organ transplant, transplant, transplantation.
keratoplasty (noun) plastic surgery (noun)
a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Difference between keratoplasty and plastic surgery

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