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wedge resection

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Main Entry: wedge resection
Function: noun
: any of several surgical procedures for removal of a wedge-shaped mass of tissue (as from the ovary or a lung)
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wedge resection n.
Surgical removal of a wedge-shaped portion of tissue, as of the ovary.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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