nip and tuck vs reconstructive surgery

reconstructive surgery vs nip and tuck

nip and tuck and reconstructive surgery both are nouns.

nip and tuck is an adjective but reconstructive surgery is not an adjective.

nip and tuck is an adverb but reconstructive surgery is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nip and tuck	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
reconstructive surgery	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reconstructive surgery is a hypernym of nip and tuck; that is, reconstructive surgery is a word with a broader meaning than nip and tuck:

nip and tuck: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
reconstructive surgery: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

Other hypernyms of nip and tuck include anaplasty, plastic surgery.

nip and tuck (noun)	reconstructive surgery (noun)
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised	surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

nip and tuck (adjective)	reconstructive surgery (adjective)
inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition

nip and tuck (adverb)	reconstructive surgery (adverb)
even or close in a race or competition or comparison

Difference between nip and tuck and reconstructive surgery

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