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major surgery vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs major surgery

major surgery and surgical procedure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
major surgery Yes No No No
surgical procedure Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical procedure is a hypernym of major surgery; that is, surgical procedure is a word with a broader meaning than major surgery:
  • major surgery: any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance
  • surgical procedure: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of major surgery include operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical process.
major surgery (noun) surgical procedure (noun)
any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Difference between major surgery and surgical procedure

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