laryngectomy vs excision

excision vs laryngectomy

laryngectomy and excision both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laryngectomy	Yes	No	No	No
excision	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, excision is a hypernym of laryngectomy; that is, excision is a word with a broader meaning than laryngectomy:

laryngectomy: surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)
excision: surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Other hypernyms of laryngectomy include ablation, cutting out, extirpation.

laryngectomy (noun)	excision (noun)
surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)	surgical removal of a body part or tissue
	the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
	the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Difference between laryngectomy and excision

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