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

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Etymology

Origin of resection

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

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Example Sentences

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resection

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

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Patients who undergo small bowel resection include premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal disease that requires removal of damaged tissue.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 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

The treatment by injection of alcohol is superior to the resection of branches of the nerve, for though relapses occur after the treatment with alcohol, renewed freedom from pain may be obtained by its repetition.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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