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surgical operation vs gastrostomy

gastrostomy vs surgical operation

surgical operation and gastrostomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical operation Yes No No No
gastrostomy Yes No No No
As nouns, gastrostomy is a hyponym of surgical operation; that is, gastrostomy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surgical operation:
  • surgical operation: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
  • gastrostomy: surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
surgical operation (noun) gastrostomy (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
Difference between surgical operation and gastrostomy

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