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neurosurgery vs surgical operation

surgical operation vs neurosurgery

neurosurgery and surgical operation both are nouns.

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

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