resect
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of resect
First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin resectus, past participle of resecāre “to cut back, sever at the base,” equivalent to re- “back” + sec(āre) to cut + -tus past participle suffix; see re-
Example Sentences
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“That is why … it has become customary to be careful not to resect the wrong hippocampus, because simply, there’s no second attempt,” Mormann explained.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
He will have to identify what is tumour and what is normal tissue then resect - or cut - around it without taking tissue that would affect brain function.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Awake surgeries to insert such devices or resect tumors can sometimes be paused briefly for an unrelated experiment.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2022
Evaluate the iterated integral by integrating first with respect to y and then integrating first with resect to x.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
It usually yields to medical treatment, but in inveterate cases it is sometimes necessary to resect the nerve.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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