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resect

Resect (verb) means to remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

verb
1
To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).

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"resect" (verb) means to remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

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