Resect vs Reject - What's the difference?
resect | reject |
(surgery) To remove some part of an organ or structure by surgical means
To refuse to accept.
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(basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
As verbs the difference between resect and reject
is that resect is (surgery) to remove some part of an organ or structure by surgical means while reject is to refuse to accept.As a noun reject is
something that is rejected.resect
English
Verb
(en verb)- The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.