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reconstructive surgery vs surgical operation

surgical operation vs reconstructive surgery

reconstructive surgery and surgical operation both are nouns.

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

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