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surgery vs microsurgery

microsurgery vs surgery

surgery and microsurgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgery Yes No No No
microsurgery Yes No No No
As nouns, microsurgery is a hyponym of surgery; that is, microsurgery 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
  • microsurgery: surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures
surgery (noun) microsurgery (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures
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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