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myringotomy vs surgery

surgery vs myringotomy

myringotomy and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
myringotomy Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of myringotomy; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than myringotomy:
  • myringotomy: surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of myringotomy include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
myringotomy (noun) surgery (noun)
surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear) 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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