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vivisection vs surgical procedure

surgical procedure vs vivisection

vivisection and surgical procedure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vivisection Yes No No No
surgical procedure Yes No No No
As nouns, surgical procedure is a hypernym of vivisection; that is, surgical procedure is a word with a broader meaning than vivisection:
  • vivisection: the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)
  • surgical procedure: 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 operation, surgical process.
vivisection (noun) surgical procedure (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 procedure

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