resect (redirected from resectional)

re·sect  (r-skt)

tr.v. re·sect·ed, re·sect·ing, re·sects

To perform a resection on.

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[Latin resecre, resect-, to cut back : re-, re- + secre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·secta·bili·ty n.

re·secta·ble adj.

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resect [rɪˈsɛkt]

vb

(Medicine / Surgery) (tr) Surgery to cut out part of (a bone, an organ, or other structure or part)

[from Latin resecāre to cut away, from re- + secāre to cut]

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Verb

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resect - surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ eviscerate practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"