Circumsect

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cut around the circumference (of some part of an organ or structure). transitive

    "The eye is circumsected near the margin of the iris, exposing the lens in the cup formed by the anterior half of the eye."

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"The eye is circumsected near the margin of the iris, exposing the lens in the cup formed by the anterior half of the eye."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumsectus perfect passive participle of circumsecō (“to cut around”), from circum- (“around”) + secare (“to cut”).

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