resect
[ ri-sekt ]
/ rɪˈsɛkt /
verb (used with object) Surgery.
to do a resection on.
Origin of resect
1535–45; < Latin
resectus past participle of
resecāre to cut back, sever at the base, equivalent to
re-
re- +
sec(āre) to cut +
-tus past participle suffix
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Example sentences from the Web for resect
Another method is to resect the handle of the malleus (Fig. 195).
Failure to resect may have been due to the great amount of work pressing upon the surgeons.
Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 |Charles Augustus FullerIn the case of the first dorsal nerve, it may be necessary temporarily to resect the clavicle.
Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesIn severe cases it may be necessary to resect a portion of the tarsus.
British Dictionary definitions for resect
resect
/ (rɪˈsɛkt) /
verb
(tr) surgery
to cut out part of (a bone, an organ, or other structure or part)
Word Origin for resect
C17: from Latin
resecāre to cut away, from
re- +
secāre to cut
Medical definitions for resect
resect
[ rĭ-sĕkt′ ]
v.
To perform a resection on a part of the body.