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View synonyms for resect
resect
[ ri-sekt ]
resect
/ rɪˈsɛkt /
verb
- tr surgery to cut out part of (a bone, an organ, or other structure or part)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resect1
C17: from Latin resecāre to cut away, from re- + secāre to cut
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Example Sentences
Another method is to resect the handle of the malleus (Fig. 195).
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In the case of the first dorsal nerve, it may be necessary temporarily to resect the clavicle.
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Failure to resect may have been due to the great amount of work pressing upon the surgeons.
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In severe cases it may be necessary to resect a portion of the tarsus.
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