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surgical procedure vs enterostomy

enterostomy vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure and enterostomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical procedure Yes No No No
enterostomy Yes No No No
As nouns, enterostomy is a hyponym of surgical procedure; that is, enterostomy 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
  • enterostomy: surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
surgical procedure (noun) enterostomy (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
Difference between surgical procedure and enterostomy

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