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surgical procedure vs arthroplasty

arthroplasty vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure and arthroplasty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical procedure Yes No No No
arthroplasty Yes No No No
As nouns, arthroplasty is a hyponym of surgical procedure; that is, arthroplasty 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
  • arthroplasty: surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
surgical procedure (noun) arthroplasty (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
Difference between surgical procedure and arthroplasty

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