lens vs intraocular lens

intraocular lens vs lens

lens and intraocular lens both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lens	Yes	No	No	No
intraocular lens	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intraocular lens is a hyponym of lens; that is, intraocular lens is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lens:

lens: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
intraocular lens: an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who has had a cataract removed

Other hyponyms of lens include anastigmat, anastigmatic lens, camera lens, optical lens, compound lens, condenser, optical condenser, contact, contact lens, converging lens, convex lens, crown lens, concave lens, diverging lens, eyepiece, ocular, field lens, Fresnel lens, meniscus, eyeglass, monocle, object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens.

lens (noun)	intraocular lens (noun)
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images	an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who has had a cataract removed
electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

Difference between lens and intraocular lens

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