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View synonyms for resection
resection
[ ri-sek-shuhn ]
noun
- Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- Surgery. the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.
resection
/ rɪˈsɛkʃən /
noun
- surgery excision of part of a bone, organ, or other part
- surveying a method of fixing the position of a point by making angular observations to three fixed points
resection
/ rĭ-sĕk′shən /
- Surgical removal of all or part of an organ, tissue, or structure. A wedge resection is removal of a piece of tissue that is triangularly shaped.
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Derived Forms
- reˈsectional, adjective
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Other Words From
- re·section·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resection1
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Example Sentences
The busts came as part of a 13-month investigation dubbed Operation Resection.
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Two days afterwards, Dr. MacCormac performed resection of both his joints.
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The operator must then proceed to resection of the tendon in order to treat the deeper structures thus affected.
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The operation is known as resection of the plantar aponeurosis, or the complete operation for gathered nail.
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Submucous resection can be completely carried out under local ansthesia, as described on p. 572.
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The submucous resection (window operation) is not infrequently not carried far enough.
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