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surgery vs cryosurgery

cryosurgery vs surgery

surgery and cryosurgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgery Yes No No No
cryosurgery Yes No No No
As nouns, cryosurgery is a hyponym of surgery; that is, cryosurgery 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
  • cryosurgery: the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
surgery (noun) cryosurgery (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
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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