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vasectomy vs surgical contraception

surgical contraception vs vasectomy

vasectomy and surgical contraception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vasectomy Yes No No No
surgical contraception Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical contraception is a hypernym of vasectomy; that is, surgical contraception 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
  • surgical contraception: contraception by surgical sterilization
Other hypernyms of vasectomy include ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation.
vasectomy (noun) surgical contraception (noun)
surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible contraception by surgical sterilization
Difference between vasectomy and surgical contraception

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