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open-heart surgery vs heart surgery

heart surgery vs open-heart surgery

open-heart surgery and heart surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
open-heart surgery Yes No No No
heart surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, heart surgery is a hypernym of open-heart surgery; that is, heart surgery is a word with a broader meaning than open-heart surgery:
  • open-heart surgery: heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired
  • heart surgery: any surgical procedure involving the heart
open-heart surgery (noun) heart surgery (noun)
heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired any surgical procedure involving the heart
Difference between open-heart surgery and heart surgery

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