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surgical procedure vs gastrostomy

gastrostomy vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure and gastrostomy both are nouns.

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

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