resection

American  

[ri-sek-shuhn] / rɪˈsɛk ʃən /

noun

1. Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.

2. Surgery. the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.

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resection British  

/ rɪˈsɛkʃən /

noun

1. surgery excision of part of a bone, organ, or other part

2. surveying a method of fixing the position of a point by making angular observations to three fixed points

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resection Scientific  

/ rĭ-sĕk′shən /

1. Surgical removal of all or part of an organ, tissue, or structure. A wedge resection is removal of a piece of tissue that is triangularly shaped.

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Other Word Forms

• resectional adjective

Etymology

Origin of resection

1605–15; < Latin resectiōn- (stem of resectiō ) a cutting off, trimming, equivalent to resect ( us ) ( resect ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The researchers evaluated whether WUSTL0717 could counteract the severe weight loss that often follows small bowel resection.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

At age 15, Murray was hospitalized for more than two months after his intestines twisted and he required an emergency resection that resulted in post-operative internal bleeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

Medical experts said that the most common treatment was a transurethral resection of the prostate, in which a surgeon scrapes out the inside of the prostate gland, giving the urethra more space.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

But in this case, the craniotomy and resection, or tissue removal, was the best option, Grannan said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

Treated by resection of both joints, and the insertion, on the palmar aspect of each, of a flap from the abdominal wall.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander