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surgical procedure vs reconstructive surgery

reconstructive surgery vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure and reconstructive surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surgical procedure Yes No No No
reconstructive surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, reconstructive surgery is a hyponym of surgical procedure; that is, reconstructive surgery 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
  • reconstructive surgery: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
surgical procedure (noun) reconstructive surgery (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Difference between surgical procedure and reconstructive surgery

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