vasectomy vs excision

excision vs vasectomy

vasectomy and excision both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vasectomy	Yes	No	No	No
excision	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, excision is a hypernym of vasectomy; that is, excision is a word with a broader meaning than vasectomy:

vasectomy: surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
excision: surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Other hypernyms of vasectomy include ablation, cutting out, extirpation, surgical contraception.

vasectomy (noun)	excision (noun)
surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible	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

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