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surgical operation vs myringotomy

myringotomy vs surgical operation

surgical operation and myringotomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical operation Yes No No No
myringotomy Yes No No No
As nouns, myringotomy is a hyponym of surgical operation; that is, myringotomy 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
  • myringotomy: surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)
surgical operation (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)
Difference between surgical operation and myringotomy

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