resect

[ ri-sekt ]
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verb (used with object)Surgery.
  1. to do a resection on.

Origin of resect

1
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-

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British Dictionary definitions for resect

resect

/ (rɪˈsɛkt) /


verb
  1. (tr) surgery to cut out part of (a bone, an organ, or other structure or part)

Origin of resect

1
C17: from Latin resecāre to cut away, from re- + secāre to cut

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