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lithotomy vs ablation

ablation vs lithotomy

lithotomy and ablation both are nouns.

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

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