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Resection vs Antrectomy - What's the difference?

resection | antrectomy |

As nouns the difference between resection and antrectomy

is that resection is (medicine) the surgical excision of part of a tissue while antrectomy is (surgery) the removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.

As a verb resection

is .

resection

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia resection)
  • (medicine) The surgical excision of part of a tissue
  • A method of finding one's position by using a map and compass

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    (en verb)

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    antrectomy

    English

    Noun

    (antrectomies)
  • (surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.