Hypernym

medical procedure 1

noun

a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners

Part_meronym

hemostasis 1

noun

surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

incision 2

noun

the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

suturing 1

noun

surgical joining of two surfaces

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

surgery 1

noun

the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

surgical operation 1

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

Examples

1.he died while undergoing surgery
2.they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available

Synonyms

Hyponym

catheterization 1

noun

the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

ablation 1

noun

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

amputation 2

noun

a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

angioplasty 1

noun

an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

arthroplasty 1

noun

surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint

Part_holonym

hemostasis 1

noun

surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

incision 2

noun

the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

suturing 1

noun

surgical joining of two surfaces

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

surgery 1

noun

the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

freeze 9

verb

anesthetize by cold

suction 2

verb

empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction

decorticate 2

verb

remove the cortex of (an organ)

ablate 2

verb

remove an organ or bodily structure

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