resection

American  

[ri-sek-shuhn] / rɪˈsɛk ʃən /

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.

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resection British  

/ 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

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resection Scientific  

/ rĭ-sĕk′shən /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• resectional
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of resection

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

Example Sentences

She had a partial hysterectomy and bowel resection, and the endometriosis spread over her body including into her lungs.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

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 • Nov. 20, 2024

Medical experts said that the most common treatment was a transurethral resection of the prostate, in which a surgeon scrapes out the inside of the prostate gland, giving the urethra more space.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

It has not yet been decided whether the results of the resection of nerve roots justify the risk.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander