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resection vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs resection

resection and surgical procedure both are nouns.

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

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