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Resection vs Ectomy - What's the difference?

resection | ectomy |

In medicine terms the difference between resection and ectomy

is that resection is the surgical excision of part of a tissue while ectomy is any operation involving surgical excision or removal.

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

    • Verb

    (en verb)

    • Anagrams

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    ectomy

    English

    Noun

    (ectomies)
  • (medicine) Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.

    • See also

    * ostomy