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keratoplasty vs transplantation

transplantation vs keratoplasty

keratoplasty and transplantation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keratoplasty Yes No No No
transplantation Yes No No No
As nouns, transplantation is a hypernym of keratoplasty; that is, transplantation 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
  • transplantation: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
Other hypernyms of keratoplasty include anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, organ transplant, transplant.
keratoplasty (noun) transplantation (noun)
a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
Difference between keratoplasty and transplantation

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