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tran⋅sect

  [tran-sekt]
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–verb (used with object)
to cut across; dissect transversely.
Origin:
1625–35; tran(s)- + L sectus, ptp. of secāre to cut, sever (see section )

Related forms:
tran⋅sec⋅tion, noun
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tran·sect   (trān-sěkt')   
tr.v.   tran·sect·ed, tran·sect·ing, tran·sects
To divide by cutting transversely.

[trans- + -sect.]
tran·sec'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

transect  (v.)
"to cut across," 1634, from L. trans- "across" + sectus, pp. of secare "to cut" (see section).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tran·sect
Pronunciation: tran-'sekt
Function: transitive verb
: to cut transversely
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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