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surgical procedure vs amputation

amputation vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure and amputation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical procedure Yes No No No
amputation Yes No No No
As nouns, amputation is a hyponym of surgical procedure; that is, amputation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surgical procedure:
  • surgical procedure: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
  • amputation: a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
surgical procedure (noun) amputation (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
Difference between surgical procedure and amputation

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