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surgical operation vs reconstructive surgery

reconstructive surgery vs surgical operation

surgical operation and reconstructive surgery both are nouns.

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

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