purse-string operation vs operation

purse-string operation and operation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
purse-string operation	Yes	No	No	No
operation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, operation is a hypernym of purse-string operation; that is, operation is a word with a broader meaning than purse-string operation:

purse-string operation: a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies
operation: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

Other hypernyms of purse-string operation include surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.

purse-string operation (noun)	operation (noun)
a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies	a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
	(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
	activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
	a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
	a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
	a business especially one run on a large scale
	the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
	(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
	(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
	process or manner of functioning or operating
	the state of being in effect or being operative

purse-string operation vs operation

purse-string operation and operation both are nouns.

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