laminectomy vs extirpation

laminectomy and extirpation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laminectomy	Yes	No	No	No
extirpation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, extirpation is a hypernym of laminectomy; that is, extirpation is a word with a broader meaning than laminectomy:

Other hypernyms of laminectomy include ablation, cutting out, excision.

laminectomy (noun)	extirpation (noun)
surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae	surgical removal of a body part or tissue
	the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence