resection
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
Surgery. the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.
Origin of resection
1Other words from resection
- re·sec·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby resection
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How to use resection in a sentence
The busts came as part of a 13-month investigation dubbed Operation resection.
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Deadly ‘Ace of Spades' Heroin | Marlow Stern | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo days afterwards, Dr. MacCormac performed resection of both his joints.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War | Charles Edward RyanThe operator must then proceed to resection of the tendon in order to treat the deeper structures thus affected.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton ReeksThe operation is known as resection of the plantar aponeurosis, or the complete operation for gathered nail.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton ReeksSubmucous resection can be completely carried out under local ansthesia, as described on p. 572.
The submucous resection (window operation) is not infrequently not carried far enough.
British Dictionary definitions for resection
/ (rɪˈsɛkʃən) /
surgery excision of part of a bone, organ, or other part
surveying a method of fixing the position of a point by making angular observations to three fixed points
Derived forms of resection
- resectional, adjective
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Scientific definitions for resection
[ rĭ-sĕk′shən ]
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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