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sympathectomy vs excision

excision vs sympathectomy

sympathectomy and excision both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sympathectomy Yes No No No
excision Yes No No No
As nouns, excision is a hypernym of sympathectomy; that is, excision is a word with a broader meaning than sympathectomy:
  • sympathectomy: surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system
  • excision: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Other hypernyms of sympathectomy include ablation, cutting out, extirpation.
sympathectomy (noun) excision (noun)
surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system surgical removal of a body part or tissue
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Difference between sympathectomy and excision

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