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surgery vs arthroscopy

arthroscopy vs surgery

surgery and arthroscopy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgery Yes No No No
arthroscopy Yes No No No
As nouns, arthroscopy is a hyponym of surgery; that is, arthroscopy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surgery:
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
  • arthroscopy: a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
surgery (noun) arthroscopy (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
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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