resection

[ ri-sek-shuhn ]

/ rɪˈsɛk ʃən /

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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.

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Origin of resection

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

OTHER WORDS FROM resection

re·sec·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby resection

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How to use resection in a sentence

The busts came as part of a 13-month investigation dubbed Operation Resection.
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Deadly ‘Ace of Spades' Heroin|Marlow Stern|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two days afterwards, Dr. MacCormac performed resection of both his joints.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War|Charles Edward Ryan
The operator must then proceed to resection of the tendon in order to treat the deeper structures thus affected.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
The operation is known as resection of the plantar aponeurosis, or the complete operation for gathered nail.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

Submucous resection can be completely carried out under local ansthesia, as described on p. 572.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The submucous resection (window operation) is not infrequently not carried far enough.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for resection

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

Derived forms of resection

resectional, adjective

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