exsect
[ ek-sekt ]
/ ɛkˈsɛkt /
verb (used with object)
to cut out.
Origin of exsect
OTHER WORDS FROM exsect
ex·sec·tile [ek-sek-tl, -tahyl, -til] /ɛkˈsɛk tl, -taɪl, -tɪl/, adjective ex·sec·tion, nounWords nearby exsect
exr,
exr.,
exsanguinate,
exsanguine,
exscind,
exsect,
exsection,
exsert,
exserted,
exsertile,
exsiccant
Example sentences from the Web for exsection
Under these circumstances, exsection is the better plan to pursue.
Exsection or a caustic on the scar, even after the appearance of hydrophobia.
Zoonomia, Vol. II |Erasmus Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for exsection
exsect
/ (ɛkˈsɛkt) /
verb
(tr)
to cut out
Derived forms of exsect
exsection (ɛkˈsɛkʃən), nounWord Origin for exsect
C17:
exsect, from Latin
exsecāre to cut away, from
secāre to cut
Medical definitions for exsection (1 of 2)
exsection
[ ĕk-sĕk′shən ]
n.
excision
Medical definitions for exsection (2 of 2)
exsect
[ ĕk-sĕkt′ ]
v.
To excise. No longer in technical use.