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Resection vs Transection - What's the difference?

resection | transection |

As nouns the difference between resection and transection

is that resection is the surgical excision of part of a tissue while transection is a transverse cut or division.

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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    transection

    English

    Alternative forms

    * transsection

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (surgery) A transverse cut or division.

    • Related terms

    * transect