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Resection vs Proctectomy - What's the difference?

resection | proctectomy |

As nouns the difference between resection and proctectomy

is that resection is (medicine) the surgical excision of part of a tissue while proctectomy is (surgery) resection of the rectum.

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

    • Verb

    (en verb)

    • Anagrams

    * * * *

    proctectomy

    English

    Noun

    (proctectomies)
  • (surgery) resection of the rectum

    • Synonyms

    *rectectomy