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keratoplasty vs reconstructive surgery

reconstructive surgery vs keratoplasty

keratoplasty and reconstructive surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keratoplasty Yes No No No
reconstructive surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, reconstructive surgery is a hypernym of keratoplasty; that is, reconstructive 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
  • reconstructive surgery: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Other hypernyms of keratoplasty include anaplasty, plastic surgery, organ transplant, transplant, transplantation.
keratoplasty (noun) reconstructive 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 reconstructive surgery

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