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vivisection vs surgical operation

surgical operation vs vivisection

vivisection and surgical operation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vivisection Yes No No No
surgical operation Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical operation is a hypernym of vivisection; that is, surgical operation is a word with a broader meaning than vivisection:
  • vivisection: the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)
  • surgical operation: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Other hypernyms of vivisection include operation, surgery, surgical procedure, surgical process.
vivisection (noun) surgical operation (noun)
the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Difference between vivisection and surgical operation

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