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surgery vs myringotomy

myringotomy vs surgery

surgery and myringotomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgery Yes No No No
myringotomy Yes No No No
As nouns, myringotomy is a hyponym of surgery; that is, myringotomy 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
  • myringotomy: surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)
surgery (noun) myringotomy (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)
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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