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surgical operation vs neurosurgery

neurosurgery vs surgical operation

surgical operation and neurosurgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical operation Yes No No No
neurosurgery Yes No No No
As nouns, neurosurgery is a hyponym of surgical operation; that is, neurosurgery 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
  • neurosurgery: any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)
surgical operation (noun) neurosurgery (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)
Difference between surgical operation and neurosurgery

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