resection

[ri-sek-shuhn]

noun

1. Surveying.,  a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.

2. Surgery.,  the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.

resection

/ rɪˈsɛkʃən /

noun

1. surgery excision of part of a bone, organ, or other part

2. surveying a method of fixing the position of a point by making angular observations to three fixed points

resection

1. 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.

Other Word Forms

• resectional adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resection¹

1605–15; < Latin resectiōn- (stem of resectiō ) a cutting off, trimming, equivalent to resect ( us ) ( resect ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

To say he had a bilateral resection means that the surgeons removed these structures on both hemispheres of the brain.

From Salon

“While disease effects cannot be ruled out entirely, neurosurgical resections ultimately represent the only opportunity to investigate human synapses,” the authors explain in their paper.

From Salon

At age 15, Murray was hospitalized for more than two months after his intestines twisted and he required an emergency resection that resulted in post-operative internal bleeding.

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers say that, in addition to enabling real-time diagnosis, the platform allows surgeons to determine a patient's prognosis and perform tumor resection to improve patient outcomes.

From Science Daily

Overall, preoperative imaging is helpful in determining the amount of tissue resection, or removal, required for patients with symptomatic DLM.

From Science Daily