Resected vs Removed - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between resected and removed

is that resected is past tense of resect while removed is past tense of remove.

separated in time, space, or degree.

(head)

(resect)

(en verb)

(surgery) To remove some part of an organ or structure by surgical means

The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.

*resectable *resectability *resection *resective *resector

(en adjective)

Separated in time, space, or degree.

Now that we are here one week removed .

Of a different generation, older or younger

Steve is my second cousin once removed .

(head)

(remove)