Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
wedge excision
wedge ex·ci·sion
Definitions related to wedge excision:
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Surgical removal of a triangular wedge shaped section of tissue.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(wedge resection) Surgery to remove a triangle-shaped slice of tissue. It may be used to remove a tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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