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surgery vs photocoagulation

photocoagulation vs surgery

surgery and photocoagulation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgery Yes No No No
photocoagulation Yes No No No
As nouns, photocoagulation is a hyponym of surgery; that is, photocoagulation 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
  • photocoagulation: surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
surgery (noun) photocoagulation (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
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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