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laminectomy vs ablation

ablation vs laminectomy

laminectomy and ablation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
laminectomy Yes No No No
ablation Yes No No No
As nouns, ablation is a hypernym of laminectomy; that is, ablation is a word with a broader meaning than laminectomy:
  • laminectomy: surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
  • ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Other hypernyms of laminectomy include cutting out, excision, extirpation.
laminectomy (noun) ablation (noun)
surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae surgical removal of a body part or tissue
the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
Difference between laminectomy and ablation

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