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surgical procedure vs extirpation

extirpation vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure and extirpation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical procedure Yes No No No
extirpation Yes No No No
As nouns, extirpation is a hyponym of surgical procedure; that is, extirpation 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
  • extirpation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
surgical procedure (noun) extirpation (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical removal of a body part or tissue
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Difference between surgical procedure and extirpation

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