verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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

   "The tumor was resected after chemotherapy."

2. 2
   surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

eviscerate

Example

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"The tumor was resected after chemotherapy."

Etymology

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

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