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transplantation vs surgery

surgery vs transplantation

transplantation and surgery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transplantation Yes No No No
surgery Yes No No No
As nouns, surgery is a hypernym of transplantation; that is, surgery is a word with a broader meaning than transplantation:
  • transplantation: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
  • surgery: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of transplantation include operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.
transplantation (noun) surgery (noun)
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) 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
Difference between transplantation and surgery

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