In sports terms the difference between stick and stickwork

is that stick is a stick-like item while stickwork is use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.

As nouns the difference between stick and stickwork

is that stick is an elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton while stickwork is use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.

As a verb stick

is to cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

As an adjective stick

is likely to stick; sticking, sticky.

As a proper noun Stick

is the Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman.

In sports terms the difference between lacrosse and stickwork

is that lacrosse is a sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by achieving a higher score by scoring goals within the allotted time while stickwork is use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.

As nouns the difference between hockey and stickwork

is that hockey is ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks while stickwork is use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.

In accounting taxation terms the difference between carryforward and carryback

is that carryforward is an income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years while carryback is a income tax loss or credit that can be applied to offset previously taxed income or taxes paid, respectively.

As an adjective medical

is medical.

As a noun kyphoplasty is

(surgery) a medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

As nouns the difference between procedure and kyphoplasty

is that procedure is procedure while kyphoplasty is (surgery) a medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

As nouns the difference between kyphosis and kyphoplasty

is that kyphosis is (anatomy) the normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions while kyphoplasty is (surgery) a medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

As a verb fracture

is .

As a noun kyphoplasty is

(surgery) a medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

As nouns the difference between vertebra and kyphoplasty

is that vertebra is vertebra while kyphoplasty is (surgery) a medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

As a verb stabilize

is to make stable.

As a noun kyphoplasty is

a medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.