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Excision vs Tractotomy - What's the difference?

excision | tractotomy |

In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between excision and tractotomy

is that excision is (surgery) the removal of a tumor, etc, by cutting while tractotomy is (surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

As nouns the difference between excision and tractotomy

is that excision is the deletion of some text during editing while tractotomy is (surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

excision

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The deletion of some text during editing.
  • (surgery) The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.
  • (genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
  • (topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.

    • tractotomy

    English

    Noun

    (tractotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain