noun
resection
noun
1
The surgical removal of part or all of an organ, tissue, or tumor.
"The surgeon performed a resection to remove the diseased section of intestine."
verb
1
To surgically remove part or all of an organ or tissue.
"Doctors resected the tumor before it could spread further."
How to Use Resection
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSurgical removal of a body part or tissue.
When to use it
A medical/technical term, not used in everyday speech.
Common pairings
liver resection
bowel resection
undergo a resection
Word Forms
resectioned past tense, resections plural, resections singular
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Etymology
From Latin resectio, "a cutting off," from resecare ("to cut back").