resection

[ri-sek-shuh n]

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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.

Origin of resection

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

Related formsre·sec·tion·al, adjective

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Related Words for resection

section, incision, resection, enucleation, abscission, distribute, allot, divide, reallocate, redistrict

Examples from the Web for resection

Historical Examples of resection

As yet, it is too soon to express a positive opinion as to the value of resection of gastric cancer.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
This is considered to be justification enough for the removal of the ovaries or at least for their resection.
Psychotherapy
James J. Walsh
At ten I assist my seniors during two amputations and a resection.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War
Charles Edward Ryan
It soon became obvious that resection of the spinal accessory was insufficient.
Tics and Their Treatment
Henry Meigne
If the blood supply after the resection is evidently to be poor, resection is useless.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation
Austin O'Malley

British Dictionary definitions for resection

resection

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 Formsresectional, adjective

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Word Origin and History for resection

1610s, from Latin resectionem (moninative resectio), noun of action from past participle stem of resecare "cut off, cut loose" (see resect). Surgical sense is from 1775.

resection in Medicine

resection

[rĭ-sĕk′shən]

Surgical removal of part of an organ or a structure.
Removal of the articular ends of one or both bones forming a joint.

resection in Science

resection

[rĭ-sĕk′shən]

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.