exsect

[ek-sekt]

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verb (used with object)

to cut out.

Origin of exsect

1635–45; < Latin exsectus cut out, cut away, past participle of ex(s)ecāre, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + secāre to cut; see sect

Related formsex·sec·tile

[ek-sek-tl, -tahyl, -til] /ɛkˈsɛk tl, -taɪl, -tɪl/, adjectiveex·sec·tion, noun

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Historical Examples

Exsection or a caustic on the scar, even after the appearance of hydrophobia.
Zoonomia, Vol. II
Erasmus Darwin
Under these circumstances, exsection is the better plan to pursue.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for exsection

exsect

verb

(tr) to cut out

Derived Formsexsection (ɛkˈsɛkʃən), noun

Word Origin

C17: exsect, from Latin exsecāre to cut away, from secāre to cut

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