verb
resect
Resect (verb) means (medicine) To cut out part of an organ or other body tissue in an operation.
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(medicine) To cut out part of an organ or other body tissue in an operation.
"The tumor was resected after chemotherapy."
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin resectus, the past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), which was formed in turn from re- and secare (“to cut”).
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What is the meaning of resect?
"resect" (verb) means (medicine) To cut out part of an organ or other body tissue in an operation.
What is another word for resect?
Other words for "resect" include eviscerate.
