resection

[ ri-sek-shuhn ]

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.

resection

/ 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

resection

/ 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.

Derived Forms

• reˈsectional, adjective

Other Words From

• re·section·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resection¹

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

Example Sentences

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

The researchers say that, in addition to enabling real-time diagnosis, the platform allows surgeons to determine a patient's prognosis and perform tumor resection to improve patient outcomes.

From Science Daily

Overall, preoperative imaging is helpful in determining the amount of tissue resection, or removal, required for patients with symptomatic DLM.

From Science Daily

But experts say that the most common and appropriate treatment is a transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP.

From New York Times

Typically, the recording electrodes are not needed after the surgical resection procedure and are removed.

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