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Resection vs Recession - What's the difference?

resection | recession |

As nouns the difference between resection and recession

is that resection is the surgical excision of part of a tissue while recession is the act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.

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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    recession

    English

    (wikipedia recession)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
  • A period of reduced economic activity
    • ''Statisticians often define a recession as negative, real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.
  • The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.

    • Synonyms

    * (receding) withdrawal * (ceremonial) return procession

    Antonyms

    * (period of reduced economic activity) boom

    Derived terms

    * recessionary * recessionista