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resect

Pronunciation: /rɪˈsɛkt/
Definition of resect

verb

[with object] (often as adjective resected) Surgery
  • cut out (tissue or part of an organ):a small piece of resected colon

Derivatives

resectable

adjective

resection

noun

resectional

adjective

resectionist

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century (in the sense 'remove, cut away'): from Latin resect- 'cut off', from the verb resecare, from re- 'back' + secare 'to cut'

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