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surgical procedure vs phlebectomy

phlebectomy vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure and phlebectomy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical procedure Yes No No No
phlebectomy Yes No No No
As nouns, phlebectomy is a hyponym of surgical procedure; that is, phlebectomy 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
  • phlebectomy: surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins
surgical procedure (noun) phlebectomy (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins
Difference between surgical procedure and phlebectomy

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