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re⋅sect

  [ri-sekt]
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–verb (used with object) Surgery.
to do a resection on.
Origin:
1535–45; < L resectus ptp. of resecāre to cut back, sever at the base, equiv. to re- re- + sec(āre) to cut + -tus ptp. suffix
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re·sect   (rĭ-sěkt')   
tr.v.   re·sect·ed, re·sect·ing, re·sects
To perform a resection on.

[Latin resecāre, resect-, to cut back : re-, re- + secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
re·sect'a·bil'i·ty n., re·sect'a·ble adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·sect
Pronunciation: ri-'sekt
Function: transitive verb
: to perform resection on <resect an ulcer>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

resect re·sect (rĭ-sěkt')
v. re·sect·ed, re·sect·ing, re·sects
To perform a resection on a part of the body.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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