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resection

[ ri-sek-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

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

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.

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

The busts came as part of a 13-month investigation dubbed Operation Resection.

Two days afterwards, Dr. MacCormac performed resection of both his joints.

The operator must then proceed to resection of the tendon in order to treat the deeper structures thus affected.

The operation is known as resection of the plantar aponeurosis, or the complete operation for gathered nail.

Submucous 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.

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