WordCmp.com

tracheostomy vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs tracheostomy

tracheostomy and surgical procedure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tracheostomy Yes No No No
surgical procedure Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical procedure is a hypernym of tracheostomy; that is, surgical procedure is a word with a broader meaning than tracheostomy:
  • tracheostomy: a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes
  • surgical procedure: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of tracheostomy include operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical process.
tracheostomy (noun) surgical procedure (noun)
a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Difference between tracheostomy and surgical procedure

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.