Excision and Resection

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Excision noun - Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.

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Resection and excision are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resection" instead a noun "Excision".

Nearby Words: excise, excised, excising, excisable

Resection noun - Surgical removal of part of a structure or organ.

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Excision and resection are semantically related. You can use "Excision" instead a noun "Resection".

Nearby Words: resect, resected, resecting

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Resection and Excision. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excision/resection

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