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ostomy vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs ostomy

ostomy and surgical procedure both are nouns.

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

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