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resect

verb

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).

  1. borrowed from resectus

Definitions

  1. To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

    • The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for resect. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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