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surgical operation vs osteotomy

osteotomy vs surgical operation

surgical operation and osteotomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical operation Yes No No No
osteotomy Yes No No No
As nouns, osteotomy is a hyponym of surgical operation; that is, osteotomy 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
  • osteotomy: surgical sectioning of bone
surgical operation (noun) osteotomy (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical sectioning of bone
Difference between surgical operation and osteotomy

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