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microsurgery vs surgery

surgery vs microsurgery

microsurgery and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
microsurgery Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of microsurgery; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than microsurgery:
  • microsurgery: surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of microsurgery include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
microsurgery (noun) surgery (noun)
surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
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