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tracheotomy vs surgery

surgery vs tracheotomy

tracheotomy and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tracheotomy Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of tracheotomy; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than tracheotomy:
  • tracheotomy: 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
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of tracheotomy include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
tracheotomy (noun) surgery (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
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
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