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osteotomy vs surgical operation

surgical operation vs osteotomy

osteotomy and surgical operation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
osteotomy Yes No No No
surgical operation Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical operation is a hypernym of osteotomy; that is, surgical operation is a word with a broader meaning than osteotomy:
  • osteotomy: surgical sectioning of bone
  • surgical operation: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of osteotomy include operation, surgery, surgical procedure, surgical process.
osteotomy (noun) surgical operation (noun)
surgical sectioning of bone a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Difference between osteotomy and surgical operation

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