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rhizotomy vs surgery

surgery vs rhizotomy

rhizotomy and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rhizotomy Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of rhizotomy; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than rhizotomy:
  • rhizotomy: surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of rhizotomy include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
rhizotomy (noun) surgery (noun)
surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
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