resect
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of resect
First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin resectus, past participle of resecāre “to cut back, sever at the base,” equivalent to re- “back” + sec(āre) to cut + -tus past participle suffix; see re-
Example Sentences
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A diagnostic procedure to ensure the surgeons don’t resect the wrong hippocampus when considering surgery for patients with epilepsy is something most of us would consider an extremely good reason.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
He will have to identify what is tumour and what is normal tissue then resect - or cut - around it without taking tissue that would affect brain function.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Awake surgeries to insert such devices or resect tumors can sometimes be paused briefly for an unrelated experiment.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2022
Evaluate the iterated integral by integrating first with respect to y and then integrating first with resect to x.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
It is sometimes so difficult to replace the head of the bone that it is necessary to resect it and aim at the formation of a new joint, an operation which usually yields satisfactory results.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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